Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Hockenden, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hockenden 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 | Hockenden |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Bromley |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.402030 |
| Longitude | 0.150052 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Hockenden lies as a quiet testament to the enduring rural character of the Bromley district. It lies 1.6 km west-north-west of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 288°T, OS grid TQ 496 691), and is situated south-east of Upper Ruxley village. The land here, gently rolling and often bathed in the soft, diffused light of the London region, still holds echoes of its agricultural past, with fields that seem to breathe in the changing seasons. Though no grand abbeys or bustling market squares define its heart, Hockenden possesses a subtle beauty in its hedgerows, which, in summer, burst with a riot of wildflowers, and in autumn, offer a spectacle of russet and gold. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant fields, speaks of a life lived at a pace that allows for quiet observation.
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Explore Hockenden, 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: 51.402030, 0.150052. 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. |