Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: South Oxfordshire · Region: South East
Explore Shiplake Cross, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shiplake Cross 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.
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| Place | Shiplake Cross |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | South Oxfordshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.500711 |
| Longitude | -0.901191 |
| Place Type | Village |
Shiplake Cross marks a quiet elevation where the land begins to rise from the Thames Valley floor toward the Chilterns. It lies 2.5 miles south of Henley-on-Thames (from Henley-on-Thames: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 763 785), and is situated west-north-west of Shiplake village. Morning light here possesses a particular silvered clarity, catching the flint-knapped walls and the low-slung, sturdy architecture that defines the local vernacular. To the south, the modest rise of Warren Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over the wooded folds of the landscape. The earth retains a damp, ancient character, particularly where the terrain dips toward the hidden contours of Hampstead Bottom. Shiplake Cross maintains a deliberate stillness, sheltered from the heavier traffic of the river valley by the surrounding beech hangers and agricultural silences. During the autumn months, the air turns crisp and carries the faint, nostalgic scent of woodsmoke and cooling soil. Residents look out over a geography that has shifted little in its essential spirit, remaining a place of private gardens and long, shadowed lanes.
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Explore Shiplake Cross, 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: 51.500711, -0.901191. 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. |