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.
| 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, a quiet corner of Nottinghamshire, offers a gentle unfolding of suburban life against a backdrop of rolling countryside. It lies 2.6 km south-south-east of Arnold (from Arnold: bearing 152°T, OS grid SK 600 430). The air here often carries a subtle, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural lands that still border its well-kept streets, where the late afternoon sun can cast a warm, golden hue across the rooftops. Historically, Porchester's development has been shaped by its proximity to larger centres, its landscape gently sculpted by the passage of time and the quiet industry of its inhabitants. The modest green, a focal point for local gatherings, retains a simple, unpretentious charm, a place where neighbours might exchange pleasantries as children chase after a stray ball. Though not marked by grand monuments, Porchester possesses a character of steady, unassuming presence, a place where the ordinary can feel quietly profound.
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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 | 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. |