Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Under the Wood, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Under the Wood 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.
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| Place | Under the Wood |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.354280 |
| Longitude | 1.186984 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Under the Wood reveals itself as a quiet collection of dwellings tucked into the corner of the Kentish landscape where the air carries a faint, salt-tinged promise of the nearby North Sea. It lies 2.9 miles east-south-east of Herne Bay (from Herne Bay: bearing 114°T, OS grid TR 220 665), and is situated north of Boyden Gate village. Green lanes wind through the surrounding fields, catching the low, amber light of late afternoon as shadows stretch long across the hedgerows. A short walk to the north-west, the rise of Sweech Hill offers a vantage point over the patchwork of arable land that defines the local economy. The terrain remains largely level, allowing the winds to sweep unimpeded across the open expanse towards the distant, reed-fringed Chislet Marshes. Beneath the vast, shifting skies of the South East, Under the Wood maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the modern coast. Every season here leaves its mark upon the soil, from the damp, heavy clay of winter to the dusty, sun-baked tracks of the harvest months.
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Explore Under the Wood, 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: 51.354280, 1.186984. 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. |