Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Hockley, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hockley 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.
| Place | Hockley |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.264072 |
| Longitude | 0.836916 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hockley rests in the Swale district of Kent, a place where the light often falls with a gentle, diffused quality across the fields. It lies 6.9 km south-west of Faversham (from Faversham: bearing 214°T, OS grid TQ 980 554), and is situated north-west of Throwley Forstal village. The land around Hockley gently rolls, its contours shaped by ancient agricultural rhythms, offering glimpses of hedgerows that seem to hold their breath in the breeze. The quiet lanes here, often bordered by the muted greens of pasture and the darker hues of woodland, invite a slower pace, a moment to notice the sky's subtle shifts. Though small, Hockley's presence is felt in the surrounding countryside, a quiet anchor point amidst the broader Kentish landscape.
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Explore Hockley, 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: 51.264072, 0.836916. 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 | June 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. |