Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Oxford · Region: South East
Explore Oxford, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oxford 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.
This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Oxford, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Oxfordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Oxford and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Oxford.
Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Oxford |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Oxford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.751977 |
| Longitude | -1.257647 |
| Place Type | City |
Oxford rises from the confluence of the Thames and the Cherwell, where the river water curls around limestone banks like a slow, deliberate thought. To walk through Oxford is to navigate a labyrinth of golden-hued stone, where the air feels weighted by centuries of scholastic pursuit and the damp, earthy scent of the river meadows. The landscape here is defined by a flat, verdant basin, a bowl of low-lying fields and ancient water-meadows that catch the pale, slanted light of the English afternoon, turning the horizon into a shimmer of soft grey and ochre. Movement through the streets is a rhythmic transition between the quiet, hidden courtyards of medieval foundations and the sudden, bustling arteries of modern commerce, where the shadow of a spire might fall across the hurried path of a student or a cyclist. History in Oxford acts as a living substrate, beginning with the Saxon fords that drew travellers to the river’s edge long before the first colleges claimed the land. While the economy once leaned heavily upon the wool trade and the steady transit of river-borne goods, the twentieth century brought the roar of the Morris Motors factory, shifting the focus toward automotive engineering and industrial innovation. Today, the economic heart of Oxford beats in the synergy between high-tech research, biotechnology, and the enduring presence of the University, an institution that serves as the city’s primary intellectual engine. This transition from the grime of assembly lines to the clean, sterile light of laboratories has reshaped the local workforce, creating a climate where the past is preserved in stone while the future is drafted in glass and steel. Cultural life in Oxford is marked by a deep, intellectual playfulness, ranging from the structured tradition of rowing on the Isis to the avant-garde spirit found in its independent theatres and galleries. The city has nurtured minds as diverse as J.R.R. Tolkien, whose imagination was stoked by the gargoyles and cloisters, and scientists like Stephen Hawking, whose influence remains etched in the local consciousness. Visitors might seek out the Story Museum to find the threads of literary wonder that run through the city’s identity, or wander near the Painted Room, where the whispers of Shakespeare are said to linger in the timbered walls. Festivals of film and literature draw crowds that spill out into the narrow lanes, while the absence of a top-flight professional football team leaves the sporting passion to the spirited local clubs and the enduring, seasonal spectacle of the University Boat Race. Architecture in Oxford functions as a silent, soaring lexicon of the Gothic, the Baroque, and the Neoclassical, with the Radcliffe Camera standing as a dome of quiet authority against the skyline. One finds the distinctive character of the place in the way the colleges—Brasenose, Jesus, and Lincoln—each hold their own private worlds behind heavy, studded oak doors, shielding gardens that bloom with a secret, verdant intensity. The Museum of Oxford captures the nuance of this civic evolution, holding the glass and iron fragments of a life lived in the shadow of great institutions. It is a place where the grandeur of cathedrals and the hum of university libraries create a density of meaning that is rare, a city that does not merely house its inhabitants but actively shapes their perspective through the sheer, uncompromising gravity of its built environment.
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Explore Oxford, 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: 51.751977, -1.257647. 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| 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. |