Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Downham, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downham 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 Downham, London, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of London or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Downham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Downham |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Lewisham |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.425931 |
| Longitude | 0.001959 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Downham emerges as a sprawling expanse of inter-war housing, built originally to ease the press of London’s crowded tenements. It lies 7.3 miles south-south-east of City of London (from City of London: bearing 146°T, OS grid TQ 392 715), and is situated north-north-west of Keston village. Broad, straight roads define the character of Downham, where the sunlight catches the brickwork of modest semis during the long, quiet afternoons. The Ravensbourne River traces a silver line through the nearby landscape, offering a cool, reed-fringed respite from the steady hum of suburban life. Residents often walk toward the Primitive Stump, a curious piece of public art that stands as a silent, wooden sentinel against the changing sky. Beyond the domestic rows, the open grasses of Downham Fields provide a wide, unobstructed horizon that feels surprisingly vast for a London borough. This place holds the weight of its mid-twentieth-century inception, yet the air remains clear, carrying the faint, earthy scent of the nearby riverbanks. Such spaces allow the spirit to wander, finding a simple, unpretentious beauty in the intersection of planned streets and the persistent, quiet growth of the natural world.
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Explore Downham, 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: 51.425931, 0.001959. 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. |