Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Hill Street, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hill Street 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 Hill Street, 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 | Hill Street |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.169062 |
| Longitude | 1.026796 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hill Street traces a quiet, chalk-dusted path across the Kentish North Downs, where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the sound of passing traffic. It lies 6.9 miles east-north-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 78°T, OS grid TR 116 454), and is situated east-north-east of Hastingleigh village. The landscape surrounding Hill Street is defined by the sharp, ancient silence of the chalk escarpment, a place where the light turns pale and thin during the late winter afternoons. To the north-northeast, the Yockletts Bank SSSI protects a fragile mosaic of orchid-rich grassland that clings stubbornly to the steep, flinty slopes. Further south, the dense, shadowed canopy of West Wood holds the weight of centuries, its earth concealing the low, humped silhouettes of ancient barrows. Hill Street remains a place where the wind carries the dry, mineral scent of upturned soil rather than the hum of industry. Local life here is measured by the slow turn of the seasons across the open fields, where the sky seems to press down with a singular, quiet intensity. The architecture of Hill Street reflects this exposed geography, favouring sturdy brick and flint that has learned to withstand the persistent, scouring breath of the easterly gales.
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Explore Hill Street, 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: 51.169062, 1.026796. 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. |