Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: South Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Harpsden, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harpsden 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 Harpsden, 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 | Harpsden |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.521678 |
| Longitude | -0.902906 |
| Place Type | Village |
Harpsden maintains a quiet dignity, defined by its ancient flint walls and the persistent, low hum of agricultural life that lingers in the air. It lies 1.1 miles south of Henley-on-Thames (from Henley-on-Thames: bearing 176°T, OS grid SU 762 808), and is situated north-west of Lower Shiplake village. Ancient beech trees cast long, shifting shadows across the lanes, their roots gripping the chalky earth that gives this landscape its pale, reflective quality. To the south-west, Harpsden Wood Sssi provides a dense, verdant canopy that shelters rare orchids and keeps the atmosphere cool even in the heat of midsummer. Rising sharply to the north-west, the slopes of Drawback Hill offer a vantage point where the wind carries the distant, sharp scent of damp earth and coming rain. The parish church, with its modest timber porch, stands as a sentinel of local memory, its stonework weathered to the colour of dried honey. Harpsden preserves a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the nearby river towns, favouring the slow rotation of the seasons over the noise of modern life. Those who walk these paths find the ground soft underfoot, a subtle reminder of the deep, geological history hidden beneath the topsoil.
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Explore Harpsden, 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: 51.521678, -0.902906. 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. |