Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Harbledown, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harbledown map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Harbledown, Kent, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Harbledown |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.282523 |
| Longitude | 1.044694 |
| Place Type | Village |
Harbledown occupies a ridge that has long served as a threshold for pilgrims approaching the ancient spires of Kent. It lies 1.5 miles west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 278°T, OS grid TR 124 581), and is situated south-south-west of Rough Common village. The incline of the terrain forces a slower pace upon the traveller, mirroring the deliberate way the afternoon light catches the flint masonry of the local church. Traces of an older, quieter world linger nearby, particularly where the ramparts of Bigberry Camp rise from the earth, their defensive contours softened by centuries of unchecked growth. Eastwards, the land descends toward the river, where the waters of Whitehall Dyke cut a narrow, reflective path through the low-lying meadows. Harbledown retains a distinct, detached character, defined less by the modern rush of the nearby arterial roads and more by the enduring presence of its historic almshouses. These buildings, with their weathered timber and heavy gables, seem to hold the silence of the valley in a way that modern architecture rarely attempts. The air here carries a sharp, clean quality, sharpened by the proximity of open fields that stretch toward the horizon.
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Explore Harbledown, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.282523, 1.044694. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |