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.
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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Nottinghamshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Orston and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Orston |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| District / Borough | Rushcliffe |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.960779 |
| Longitude | -0.853215 |
| Place Type | Village |
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.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
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 built | August 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. |