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Orston Nottinghamshire Map

Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Rushcliffe · Region: East Midlands

Explore Orston, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Orston 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.

Interactive Map of Orston, Nottinghamshire

How to Use This Orston, Nottinghamshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Orston, Nottinghamshire, 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.

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PlaceOrston
Traditional CountyNottinghamshire
District / BoroughRushcliffe
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.960779
Longitude-0.853215
Place TypeVillage

About Orston

Orston rests upon a quiet expanse of Nottinghamshire, defined by the slow, deliberate work of the wind across its fields. It lies 4.2 miles east of Bingham (from Bingham: bearing 81°T, OS grid SK 771 409), and is situated south-south-east of Thoroton village. The church of St Mary stands as a pale sentinel over the rooftops, its stonework catching the low, amber light that settles heavily across the Vale of Belvoir as dusk approaches. To the southwest, the Orston Plaster Pits SSSI remain as a subtle scar of industrial geology, where the earth long ago yielded its gypsum to the needs of men. Beyond these pits, the modest rise of Colman Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point from which one might trace the grey ribbon of the River Smite winding through the northern fields. Orston maintains a character forged in the silence of agricultural cycles, where the turning of the soil is the only true measure of the passing months. The lanes here remain narrow and unhurried, reflecting a history that prioritises the permanence of the landscape over the frantic pace of the modern world. Every winter, the frost clings to the hedgerows with a precise, crystalline beauty that seems to sharpen the very air.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Orston Plaster Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 222° SW · 5 ha
  • Colman Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 201° SSW
  • Speller Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 288° WNW
  • Moor Dyke (River) — 1.4 mi, 211° SSW
  • River Smite (River) — 1.5 mi, 016° NNE
  • Cranmer'S Mound: Motte Castle, Prospect Mound, Moated Fishponds, Enclosure, Hollow Way And Ridge And Furrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 253° WSW · 2 ha
  • Cranmer's Mount (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 254° WSW
  • Moat, Two Fishponds, Boundary Bank And Ditch And Two Leats (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 245° WSW · 1 ha
  • Scarrington Horseshoe pile (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 280° W
  • Kilvington Medieval Settlement And Part Of An Open Field System, 400M South West Of Staunton Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 058° ENE · 9 ha
  • Vale of Belvoir (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 185° S
  • Bottesford Friendly Garden (Park) — 2.8 mi, 115° ESE
  • Large Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 289° WNW
  • Home Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 077° ENE
  • Flintham Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 330° NNW
  • Barnstone Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 209° SSW · 2 ha
  • Flintham Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 325° NW · 101 ha
  • Park View (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 326° NNW
  • Naturescape Tea Room (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 211° SSW
  • Digger (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Battle Of Stoke (Field) 1487 (Registered Battlefield) — 5.2 mi, 342° NNW · 269 ha
  • Belvoir Castle (Castle) — 5.4 mi, 147° SSE
  • Ferry Farm Country Park (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 308° NW
  • Ladies Piece (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.7 mi, 340° NNW
  • Stathern Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.9 mi, 174° S
  • Gawburn Nip (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.1 mi, 349° N
  • Fernwood Conservation Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.8 mi, 031° NNE
  • JandJ Alpacas (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 058° ENE
  • National Civil War Centre (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • Newark Town Hall Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 013° NNE

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About This Orston Map Page

Explore Orston, 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: 52.960779, -0.853215. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.