Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Paddlesworth, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Paddlesworth 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 | Paddlesworth |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.115268 |
| Longitude | 1.137473 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Paddlesworth breathes a quiet, earthy peace under the wide Kent skies. It lies 4.8 km north-west of Folkestone (from Folkestone: bearing 321°T, OS grid TR 196 397), and is situated west of Hawkinge village. The land here gently rolls, a soft green quilt stitched with hedgerows, and the air often carries the scent of damp soil and distant wildflowers. The tiny church of St. Nicholas, its flint walls weathered by centuries, stands as a stoic sentinel, its bell tower a weathered finger pointing towards the heavens. A scattering of cottages, their roof tiles a mosaic of muted reds and greys, cluster around the heart of Paddlesworth, each seeming to hold its own small story. The distant hum of traffic from the coast is a mere whisper here, a reminder of a world that feels a long way from this tranquil corner.
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Explore Paddlesworth, 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: 51.115268, 1.137473. 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. |