Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Tunbridge Wells · Region: South East
Explore Whetsted, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whetsted 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 Whetsted, 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.
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| Place | Whetsted |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Tunbridge Wells |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.187718 |
| Longitude | 0.369567 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whetsted asserts its presence through the quiet gravity of the Kentish Weald, where the heavy, clay-rich soil dictates the slow pace of agricultural life. It lies 1.0 miles west-north-west of Paddock Wood (from Paddock Wood: bearing 297°T, OS grid TQ 656 458), and is situated east-north-east of Five Oak Green village. The light here often turns a bruised, silvery shade, catching the low-lying fields that stretch toward the meandering path of the Hammer Dyke. Whetsted holds a sparse, functional character, defined less by grand architecture than by the enduring utility of its flat, fertile expanses. Beyond the immediate horizon, the Hop Farm Country Park serves as a reminder of the region’s long-standing connection to the brewing trade, where the skeletal remains of old oast houses still pierce the skyline. This corner of the district remains largely indifferent to the frantic pulse of the nearby train lines, preferring the steady, rhythmic cycle of the changing seasons. Even on clear afternoons, the air carries a damp, metallic scent from the local watercourses, grounding the landscape in a persistent, earthy reality. Whetsted remains a place of understated permanence, where the wind moves across the open grass with a cold, insistent authority.
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Explore Whetsted, 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: 51.187718, 0.369567. 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. |