Cockfosters London Map

About Cockfosters

Cockfosters, a verdant reach of London’s northern expanse, draws breath from the chalk downs. It lies 5.9 km south-south-east of Potters Bar (from Potters Bar: bearing 148°T, OS grid TQ 282 961), and is situated south-south-west of Botany Bay village. The gentle slope of the land here, a subtle yielding towards the south, catches the morning light in a way that seems to linger, painting the broad avenues with a soft, almost pearlescent glow. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, still trace the older boundaries, whispering of a time when fields, not houses, dominated the horizon. Beneath the placid surface of its suburban calm, a thread of connection to the once-vast agricultural heartland of Middlesex persists, a quiet echo in the land itself.

About This Cockfosters Map Page

Explore Cockfosters, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.649833, -0.148358. 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.