Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: West Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Lew, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lew 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 | Lew |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | West Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.753563 |
| Longitude | -1.525976 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lew, a quiet corner of West Oxfordshire, holds a gentle stillness. It lies 4.6 km south-west of Witney (from Witney: bearing 218°T, OS grid SP 328 062), and is situated south of Curbridge village. The meandering River Windrush, a ribbon of silver through the landscape, whispers tales of bygone days, its banks often softened by the emerald blush of summer grass. Though small, Lew possesses a palpable sense of continuity, a place where the passage of time feels less a rush and more a slow, steady unfolding. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the vast Oxfordshire sky, speak of a long agricultural heritage, their very soil seeming to breathe the scent of turned earth and ripening grain. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a particular quality, painting the humble stone cottages with a warm, honeyed hue that invites contemplation.
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Explore Lew, 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: 51.753563, -1.525976. 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. |