Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Sevenoaks · Region: South East
Explore Riverhead, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Riverhead 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 | Riverhead |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Sevenoaks |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.286169 |
| Longitude | 0.166306 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Riverhead, a verdant suburb within Kent's Sevenoaks district, holds a quiet charm that speaks of its enduring connection to the surrounding countryside. It lies 2.5 km north-west of Sevenoaks (from Sevenoaks: bearing 314°T, OS grid TQ 511 563), and is situated south-south-east of Dunton Green village. The air in Riverhead often carries a subtle scent of damp earth and distant woodlands, a constant reminder of the generous green spaces that frame its existence. The gentle undulations of the landscape here seem to encourage a contemplative pace, where ancient trees, their branches reaching skyward like weathered hands, cast dappled shadows across the lanes. A sense of community, unforced and genuine, pervades the local shops and the small green spaces, where children's laughter might occasionally drift on the breeze. Riverhead, in its unassuming way, offers a tranquil respite, a place where the simple beauty of the English countryside feels remarkably close at hand.
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Explore Riverhead, 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: 51.286169, 0.166306. 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. |