Staple Kent Map

About Staple

Staple, a quiet village in Kent's Dover district, rests on the gently rolling landscape of East Kent. It lies 5.9 km west-south-west of Sandwich (from Sandwich: bearing 259°T, OS grid TR 272 567), and is situated west-north-west of Barnsole village. The air here often carries the subtle, sweet scent of ripening crops, a testament to the fertile agricultural lands that surround Staple, where fields of barley and wheat stretch towards the horizon under expansive skies. Its modest church, St. James the Apostle, stands as a quiet sentinel, its ancient stones warmed by the afternoon sun, a silent witness to centuries of village life. The village green, a patch of well-trodden grass, seems to hold the echoes of past gatherings, a soft murmur in the otherwise still air. Though small, Staple possesses a palpable sense of enduring peace, a place where the passage of time feels measured by the slow turning of the seasons rather than the hurried beat of the outside world.

About This Staple Map Page

Explore Staple, 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: 51.264291, 1.256093. 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.