Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Tonbridge and Malling · Region: South East
Explore Ightham Common, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ightham Common 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 Ightham Common, 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 | Ightham Common |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.275756 |
| Longitude | 0.275274 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Ightham Common rises as a quiet ridge of Kentish earth, where the greensand soil holds the morning mist in long, silvered ribbons. It lies 3.6 miles east of Sevenoaks (from Sevenoaks: bearing 84°T, OS grid TQ 587 554), and is situated north of Ivy Hatch village. The landscape here does not merely exist; it leans toward the neighbouring height of Oldbury Hill, where ancient rock shelters remain carved into the sandstone like deep, silent breaths. To the southwest, the steep shoulder of Raspit Hill catches the low winter sun, casting long, lean shadows across the tracks that wind toward the higher ground. The air in Ightham Common feels heavy with the scent of pine and damp bracken, a grounding presence that persists regardless of the changing seasons. Local paths remain worn by generations of boots, tracing lines through the undergrowth that have long outlived their makers. This terrain demands a steady pace, as the ground shifts from firm track to soft, leaf-moulded earth under the canopy of the surrounding woodland. Through the branches, the light filters with a stark clarity, illuminating the grit and the grain of a geography defined by its enduring, stubborn stillness.
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Explore Ightham Common, 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: 51.275756, 0.275274. 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. |