Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Highsted, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highsted 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 Highsted, 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 | Highsted |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.319096 |
| Longitude | 0.741935 |
| Place Type | Village |
Highsted retains a quiet composure, defined by the steady, unhurried pace of the Kentish countryside that surrounds its modest cluster of homes. It lies 1.5 miles south of Sittingbourne (from Sittingbourne: bearing 170°T, OS grid TQ 911 613), and is situated north-west of Rodmersham Green village. Highsted occupies a landscape where the earth rises with purpose, most notably toward the modest rise of Cheney Hill just to the south-east. The light here has a way of lingering over the fields, catching the edges of hedgerows as the sun moves toward the western horizon. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the terrain shifts into a patchwork of orchards and arable land that has sustained the local economy for generations. A short distance to the south-east, the slopes of Bargains Hill provide a vantage point from which the intricate geometry of the surrounding farmland becomes apparent. Highsted maintains a character of solitude, far removed from the busier thoroughfares of the nearby market town. The silence of the lanes is rarely broken, save for the seasonal rhythms of agricultural life that continue to dictate the pulse of the earth.
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Explore Highsted, 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: 51.319096, 0.741935. 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. |