Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Sidcup, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sidcup 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 | Sidcup |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Bexley |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.435574 |
| Longitude | 0.101988 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Sidcup, a substantial settlement in the Bexley district, unfolds its story across the gentle slopes of the London region. It lies 6.5 km north-west of Swanley (from Swanley: bearing 311°T, OS grid TQ 462 728), and is situated west of North Cray village. The air in Sidcup, particularly on a bright afternoon, can carry a certain clarity, a translucence that seems to soften the edges of brick and mortar, hinting at the open fields that once defined its landscape. Its present character, a blend of suburban grace and everyday bustle, owes much to its growth as a desirable residential area, though echoes of its agricultural past can still be felt in the quiet lanes that weave through its older quarters. The very name, Sidcup, seems to possess a pleasing resonance, a soft sound that might have once been carried on the wind across chalk downs.
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Explore Sidcup, 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: 51.435574, 0.101988. 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. |