West Hougham Kent Map

About West Hougham

West Hougham sleeps quietly in the rolling Kentish landscape. It lies 5.1 km west-south-west of Dover (from Dover: bearing 256°T, OS grid TR 266 402), and is situated south-south-east of Alkham village. The land here, a gentle rise and fall of ancient earth, often catches the sun with a particular, almost honeyed light, imbuing the scattered farmsteads and clustered homes with a timeless glow. The chalky soil, so characteristic of this region, lends a certain resilience to the hardy crops that have been coaxed from it for generations, a silent testament to the enduring labour of those who have called West Hougham home. Though small, the village possesses a certain gravity, a sense of being firmly rooted in its place, where the wind, sweeping in from the nearby Channel, carries whispers of the sea and the enduring spirit of the countryside.

About This West Hougham Map Page

Explore West Hougham, 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: 51.116714, 1.237153. 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.