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Higham Wood Kent Map

Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Tonbridge and Malling · Region: South East

Explore Higham Wood, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higham Wood 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.

Interactive Map of Higham Wood, Kent

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Higham Wood, 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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PlaceHigham Wood
Traditional CountyKent
District / BoroughTonbridge and Malling
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.212415
Longitude0.298310
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Higham Wood

Higham Wood occupies a quiet corner of the Kentish landscape where the suburban periphery softens into the reach of the countryside. It lies 1.8 miles north-east of Tonbridge (from Tonbridge: bearing 40°T, OS grid TQ 606 484), and is situated west of Parker's Green village. The ground here holds a certain stillness, defined by residential streets that trace the contours of the land with a patient, geometric regularity. Beyond the immediate gardens, the terrain slopes gently toward the south-east, catching the pale, slanted light that often gathers over the distant Vale of Kent. To the north-west, the Pen Stream runs through the local topography, a thin ribbon of water that anchors the surrounding meadows in a perpetual state of damp, emerald growth. Life in Higham Wood maintains a reserved pace, far removed from the architectural weight of the Tonbridge Castle gatehouse that commands the horizon further to the south-west. Winter evenings here are marked by the long shadows of mature trees, which stretch across the pavements like ink spilled on a page. Residents look out toward the horizon where the land flattens, finding a familiar solace in the unadorned, reliable pulse of the suburban day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pen Stream (River) — 0.7 mi, 310° NW
  • EM Forster Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 231° SW
  • Vale of Kent (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 151° SSE
  • Botany Stream (River) — 1.4 mi, 196° SSW
  • Town Banks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 225° SW
  • Medieval Hall At No 186 High Street (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 223° SW
  • Tonbridge Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 221° SW · 2 ha
  • Tonbridge Castle Gatehouse (Castle) — 1.5 mi, 224° SW
  • Dene Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 350° N
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 053° NE
  • Hadlow Castle (Castle) — 1.9 mi, 068° ENE
  • Hadlow Tower (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 068° ENE
  • Somerhill House (Historic House / Palace) — 2.0 mi, 178° S
  • Barden Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 235° SW
  • The Common (Park) — 2.4 mi, 345° NNW
  • Long Reach (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 237° WSW
  • Oxen Hoath (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.5 mi, 040° NE · 121 ha
  • Quarry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 213° SSW
  • Roughway Paper Mill (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 013° NNE
  • Haysden Country Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 239° WSW
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 180° S
  • Mabledon (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 218° SW · 44 ha
  • Ightham Mote (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 339° NNW
  • Old Soar Manor (Historic House / Palace) — 3.6 mi, 015° NNE
  • One Tree Hill And Bitchet Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 327° NNW · 79 ha
  • Hall Place (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.8 mi, 258° WSW · 103 ha
  • Bourne Alder Carr Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 003° N · 14 ha
  • Lavender Plantation (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 332° NNW
  • Shipbourne Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 024° NNE
  • Penshurst Place (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 5.2 mi, 246° WSW · 189 ha

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About This Higham Wood Map Page

Explore Higham Wood, 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: 51.212415, 0.298310. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.