Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Hicks Forstal, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hicks Forstal 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.
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| Place | Hicks Forstal |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.331849 |
| Longitude | 1.129588 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hicks Forstal emerges as a quiet convergence of lanes amidst the expansive, verdant tapestry of the Kentish countryside. It lies 2.5 miles north of Fordwich (from Fordwich: bearing 3°T, OS grid TR 181 638), and is situated south of Herne Common village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, where the air often carries the heavy, humid scent of damp earth rising from the nearby East Blean Woods SSSI. These ancient woodlands, stretching across 151 hectares, exert a profound influence on the character of Hicks Forstal, pressing their dense, shadowed edges against the eastern boundary of the hamlet. Beyond these trees, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of small fields and hedgerows that have remained largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern expansion. Residents often walk the narrow verges toward the west, where the proximity of Wildwood provides a rare opportunity to observe native wildlife within the shelter of the forest. Hicks Forstal remains a place of subtle transitions, where the light of a low winter sun catches the frost on the meadows and reveals the enduring, unadorned geometry of the land.
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Explore Hicks Forstal, 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: 51.331849, 1.129588. 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. |