Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Gedling · Region: East Midlands
Explore Porchester, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porchester 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 Porchester, 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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| Place | Porchester |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| District / Borough | Gedling |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.981829 |
| Longitude | -1.107626 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Porchester spreads its modest suburban footprint across the undulating terrain of Nottinghamshire, a place where brick and tarmac meet the steady pulse of the East Midlands. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Arnold (from Arnold: bearing 152°T, OS grid SK 600 430). The horizon here is defined by the steady climb toward Mapperley, where the higher ground catches the low, pale light of winter afternoons. Residents often look towards the northeast, where the reclaimed expanse of Gedling Country Park offers a quiet contrast to the structured rows of local housing. The streets of Porchester carry a functional stillness, marked by the steady passage of commuters and the muted sounds of daily industry. A peculiar clarity defines the air when the wind shifts, blowing in from the open spaces that once held the weight of deep-shaft mining. Porchester retains a grounded character, neither aspiring to the grandeur of the city nor retreating into the isolation of the countryside. Here, the landscape remains a collection of small, persistent geometries that define the boundaries of home.
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Explore Porchester, 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: 52.981829, -1.107626. 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. |