Hockerton Nottinghamshire Map

About Hockerton

Hockerton rests quietly in the Nottinghamshire landscape, a place where the gentle sweep of the land seems to hold the sky in an open palm. It lies 3.1 km north-north-east of Southwell (from Southwell: bearing 31°T, OS grid SK 716 565), and is situated east-north-east of Maythorne village. The air here, particularly on a still afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of damp earth and ripening grain from the surrounding fields, a subtle perfume that has long accompanied the slow turning of the seasons. Its modest cluster of dwellings, some with roofs of weathered tile, others of mellow brick, appears almost to have grown organically from the soil, a natural outcrop of the verdant countryside. The faint murmur of the River Greet, a ribbon of silver threading through the fields, provides a constant, understated soundtrack to the village's peaceful existence. Hockerton's very stillness invites a contemplation of the quiet enduring power of rural life, a subtle beauty found in the unchanging patterns of the fields and the soft, grey light that often bathes the region.

About This Hockerton Map Page

Explore Hockerton, Nottinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.101584, -0.931549. 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.