Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
Explore Platt's Heath, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Platt's Heath 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 Platt's Heath, 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 | Platt's Heath |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.222786 |
| Longitude | 0.686175 |
| Place Type | Village |
Platt's Heath emerges from the quiet, arable folds of Kent as a scatter of residences defined by the low, steady horizon of the Weald. It lies 8.0 miles east-south-east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 116°T, OS grid TQ 876 504), and is situated west-south-west of Sandway village. The light here often feels thin and silver, catching the pale brickwork and the damp, dark bark of the hedgerows that mark the boundaries of local orchards. To the west-south-west, the rise of Green Hill interrupts the flat expanse of the fields, offering a slight elevation that commands a view across the patchwork of heavy, clay-rich soil. Nearby, the expansive grounds of Chilston Park stretch out, their historic timber and managed greenery lending a sense of formal stillness to the surrounding agricultural rhythm. Platt's Heath maintains a modest, peripheral existence, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. Winter frosts cling to the open verges, turning the roadside grasses into brittle, glass-like stalks under the pale morning sun. This persistence of the rural silence remains the most defining character of the land, where the wind carries nothing more than the scent of turned earth and the distant, rhythmic turning of tractor tyres.
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Explore Platt's Heath, 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: 51.222786, 0.686175. 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. |