Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Ashford · Region: South East
Explore West Cross, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Cross 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 West Cross, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Kent or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of West Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | West Cross |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Ashford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.054908 |
| Longitude | 0.617778 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Cross emerges from the Kentish loam as a cluster of quiet dwellings defined by the patient geometry of field boundaries and ancient hedgerows. It lies 3.0 miles west-south-west of Tenterden (from Tenterden: bearing 254°T, OS grid TQ 835 316), and is situated west-north-west of Rolvenden village. To the north-north-west, the manicured elegance of Hole Park Gardens draws the eye, where the seasonal shift of foliage marks the passage of time more precisely than any clock. The land here rises toward the western horizon, where the modest prominence of Beacon Hill catches the low, lateral light of late afternoon. West Cross remains largely defined by the agricultural rhythms of the High Weald, where the soil holds a heavy, persistent dampness that dictates the pace of the seasons. A short distance to the east, the historic grounds of Great Maytham offer a vast expanse of parkland that anchors the local topography in the grandeur of its past. The stillness of the lanes surrounding West Cross reveals a landscape that prefers the company of oaks and long shadows to the noise of modern transit. Here, the earth seems to hold the weight of its own history, undisturbed by the urgency of the world beyond its borders.
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Explore West Cross, 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: 51.054908, 0.617778. 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. |