Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Oxford · Region: South East
Explore Cold Harbour, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cold Harbour 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 Cold Harbour, Oxfordshire, 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 | Cold Harbour |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Oxford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.731711 |
| Longitude | -1.249161 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cold Harbour emerges as a quiet threshold between the encroaching urban pulse of Oxford and the low-lying, damp meadows that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 165°T, OS grid SP 519 039), and is situated east-north-east of South Hinksey village. The geography here is defined by a fluid, water-logged flatness, where the Hinksey Stream slips silently through the landscape like a ribbon of unpolished silver. Much of Cold Harbour finds itself cradled within the boundaries of Rivermead Nature Park, a space where the reeds stiffen against the wind and the light turns a bruised, autumnal gold at dusk. Nearby, the sculpture known as Willow Pollen casts a spindly, metallic shadow that seems to interrogate the surrounding quiet. The ground beneath one’s feet retains a memory of ancient marshes, a soft, yielding texture that persists even as modern suburban life asserts its presence. Cold Harbour remains a place where the sky feels unusually wide, pressed down by the weight of drifting clouds that gather over the southern reaches of the county. Every movement of the water, from the sluggish Hinksey Drain to the wider currents beyond, dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the local environment.
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Explore Cold Harbour, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.731711, -1.249161. 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. |