Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Folkestone and Hythe · Region: South East
Explore Westenhanger, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westenhanger 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.
| Place | Westenhanger |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Folkestone and Hythe |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.090908 |
| Longitude | 1.037498 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Westenhanger rests in the Kentish landscape, a quiet presence. It lies 3.8 km north-west of Hythe (from Hythe: bearing 304°T, OS grid TR 128 367), and is situated north-east of Newingreen village. The gentle rise of the land here, where fields stretch out under a wide sky, hints at ancient pathways and the quiet passage of seasons. Long accustomed to the turning of the soil, Westenhanger’s character is shaped by the arable land that surrounds it, its fields often catching the soft, diffused light of early mornings. Remnants of its past, perhaps a weathered barn or a sturdy hedgerow, stand as silent witnesses to generations who have worked this earth. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and distant wild grasses, a subtle perfume of rural continuity.
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Explore Westenhanger, 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: 51.090908, 1.037498. 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 | June 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. |