Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Barkers Hill, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barkers Hill 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 Barkers Hill, Wiltshire, 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 | Barkers Hill |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.029654 |
| Longitude | -2.132295 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Barkers Hill commands a quiet prominence over the Wiltshire landscape, its slopes catching the pale, early light that travels across the vales of the South West. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 59°T, OS grid ST 908 255), and is situated west-north-west of Donhead St Andrew village. The eponymous Barkers Hill rises sharply just a fraction of a mile to the west-south-west, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby Britmore Bog. This wetland expanse creates a distinct boundary, where the heavy, moisture-laden air encourages a lush, untamed verdancy. To the east-north-east, the rounded crown of Round Hill breaks the horizon, anchoring the hamlet within a succession of rising limestone ridges. The architecture here remains humble and functional, reflecting a long-standing reliance on the surrounding pastoral fields rather than grander civic ambition. During the autumn months, the low sun casts elongated shadows from the hedgerows, accentuating the stark, ancient contours of the ground. Visitors often find the atmosphere of Barkers Hill defined by this spare, open geography, where the silence of the countryside is absolute.
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Explore Barkers Hill, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.029654, -2.132295. 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. |