Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Oxford · Region: South East
Explore Temple Cowley, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Temple Cowley 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 | Temple Cowley |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Oxford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.734533 |
| Longitude | -1.213187 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Temple Cowley retains the quiet, industrious hum of a landscape shaped by the steady expansion of Oxford’s suburban reach. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Oxford (from Oxford: bearing 122°T, OS grid SP 544 042), and is situated west of Horspath village. Brick terraces and modest thoroughfares define the local geography, where the morning light catches the sharp, metallic angles of the Organic Growth 1 sculpture, providing a modern counterpoint to the older, more utilitarian architecture. The land here slopes gently toward the verdant, damp basin of the Lye Valley Sssi, where rare wildflowers cling to the alkaline flushes of the hillside. History lingers in the street names, echoes of the Knights Templar who once held land in this corner of Oxfordshire, though the medieval silence has long since surrendered to the rhythmic pulse of modern traffic. Residents often find respite in the nearby Florence Park, a green sanctuary where the orderly lines of plane trees offer a cool, leafy shade against the afternoon heat. The character of Temple Cowley is found in this juxtaposition, where the remnants of a monastic past are held in the firm grip of a busy, evolving suburban present. Through these streets, one senses the weight of a place that remains perpetually in motion, grounded by its proximity to the ancient university city yet distinct in its own working-class vitality.
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Explore Temple Cowley, 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: 51.734533, -1.213187. 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. |