Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Thanet · Region: South East
Explore Northwood, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Northwood 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 Northwood, 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 | Northwood |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Thanet |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.355145 |
| Longitude | 1.403538 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Northwood occupies a quiet corner of the Kentish landscape where the high, salt-touched air of the coast meets the steady persistence of the inland plains. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Broadstairs (from Broadstairs: bearing 258°T, OS grid TR 370 672), and is situated east-north-east of Haine village. Low-lying fields stretch out from Northwood, their soil holding the pale, chalky dust that defines so much of this eastern reach of the Isle of Thanet. A short walk to the south-south-west brings one to the quiet enclosure of The Copse, where the trees break the steady sweep of the wind across the open ground. The light here has a sharp, clarifying quality, turning the late afternoon shadows into long, cool fingers that reach across the tarmac and garden hedges. A mile or so to the north-east, the community of St Peter's Village Green offers a more groomed aspect, yet the character of Northwood remains tethered to the functional, unadorned rhythm of its roads and modest brick dwellings. History here is quiet, buried beneath the topsoil or stored in the memory of those who watch the seasons turn over the flat horizon. Every evening, the sun retreats behind the distant silhouettes of the western hills, leaving the sky to bruise into shades of violet and bruised plum.
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Explore Northwood, 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: 51.355145, 1.403538. 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. |