(Hamlet near Bossingham)
Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
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| Place | Westwood |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.206721 |
| Longitude | 1.106058 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Westwood, a quiet hamlet in Kent, breathes the muted light of the South East. It lies 8.3 km south-south-east of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 167°T, OS grid TR 170 498), and is situated east-north-east of Bossingham village. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast English sky, seem to hold the whispers of ancient agricultural rhythms. A solitary church spire, slender and reaching, punctuates the horizon, a silent sentinel against the sweep of the land. The lanes that wind through Westwood are bordered by hedgerows, dense with the tangled growth of hawthorn and bramble, offering glimpses of stone cottages that have stood for generations. The very air here carries a certain stillness, a profound quietude that allows the subtle beauty of the landscape to assert itself.
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Explore Westwood, 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: 51.206721, 1.106058. 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. |