Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Elmstead, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Elmstead 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 | Elmstead |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Bromley |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.418541 |
| Longitude | 0.046581 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Elmstead resides in London's Bromley district, a leafy suburban expanse where the urban hum gently recedes. It lies 9.1 km west-north-west of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 285°T, OS grid TQ 424 708), and is situated west of Ruxley village. Here, the verdant embrace of Kentish countryside still finds purchase, with broad avenues and older dwellings hinting at a past where Elmstead was perhaps more directly tethered to the agricultural rhythms of the land. The quality of the afternoon light, filtering through the mature trees that line its residential streets, possesses a particular softness, lending a tranquil dignity to the everyday scene. Though a product of modern suburban planning, a sense of established order pervades, the well-kept gardens and quiet thoroughfares speaking of a community that values its peaceful character.
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Explore Elmstead, 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: 51.418541, 0.046581. 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. |