Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Cherwell · Region: South East
Explore Hanwell, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hanwell 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 | Hanwell |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Cherwell |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.089259 |
| Longitude | -1.367558 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hanwell, a quiet hamlet in Oxfordshire, bears witness to centuries of rural life. It lies 3.8 km north-west of Banbury (from Banbury: bearing 322°T, OS grid SP 434 436), and is situated east of Horley village. The fields surrounding Hanwell are often bathed in the soft, diffused light characteristic of the English countryside, casting a gentle glow upon the undulating terrain. Ancient hedgerows, dense with hawthorn and elder, trace the boundaries of these pastures, hinting at a landscape shaped by generations of agricultural endeavour. The modest church, a simple stone structure, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire reaching towards the often-grey skies. Here, the pace of life moves with the turning seasons, a subtle rhythm dictated by the land itself, far from the clamour of busier settlements.
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Explore Hanwell, 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: 52.089259, -1.367558. 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. |