Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Upper Harbledown, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Harbledown 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 Upper Harbledown, 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 | Upper Harbledown |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.284542 |
| Longitude | 1.026498 |
| Place Type | Village |
Upper Harbledown claims a modest elevation that overlooks the winding progress of pilgrims toward the ancient spires of Kent. It lies 2.3 miles west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 278°T, OS grid TR 111 582), and is situated west of Harbledown village. The landscape here holds a quiet, chalky resolve, where the morning light catches the flint-knapped masonry of older walls with a pale, silver sharpness. To the south, the dense canopy of Howfield Wood gathers the dampness of the valley, acting as a green anchor for the surrounding agricultural fields. Residents of Upper Harbledown often look toward the iron-age earthworks of Bigberry Camp, which rise from the soil like a heavy, slumbering memory of a different era. The wind frequently carries the scent of turned earth and damp leaves, reminding those who walk these lanes that the terrain remains deeply connected to its long, agrarian pulse. Modern life here proceeds with a restrained pace, undisturbed by the hurried traffic that bypasses the perimeter. Every boundary line and hedgerow in Upper Harbledown serves as a quiet witness to the persistence of a countryside that refuses to be entirely erased by the encroaching reach of the nearby city.
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Explore Upper Harbledown, 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: 51.284542, 1.026498. 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. |