Waltham Kent Map

About Waltham

Waltham, a quiet corner of Kent, breathes with a subtle grace. It lies 10.1 km south-south-west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 206°T, OS grid TR 108 486), and is situated south-west of Petham village. The gentle slope of the land here, where chalk downs begin to yield to softer soils, lends a particular quality to the light that falls upon Waltham's fields, a light that seems to linger a moment longer before yielding to dusk. The ancient church, its stone softened by centuries of wind and rain, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a dark finger pointing towards the vast, ever-changing canvas of the Kentish sky. Here, the silence is not empty, but filled with the rustle of leaves and the distant murmur of life, a peaceful existence unfolding with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons.

About This Waltham Map Page

Explore Waltham, 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: 51.198003, 1.016482. 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.