Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Baydon, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Baydon 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 Baydon, 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 | Baydon |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.499861 |
| Longitude | -1.595081 |
| Place Type | Village |
Baydon occupies a high, windswept ridge of the North Wessex Downs, where the horizon feels vast and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of chalk-fed earth. It lies 6.8 miles north-north-west of Hungerford (from Hungerford: bearing 330°T, OS grid SU 282 779), and is situated north-east of Aldbourne village. Morning light often lingers upon The Green, illuminating the grass with a pale, silver clarity that suggests the ancient, elevated solitude of the chalk plateau. Beyond the scattered cottages, the landscape yields to the deep, silent contours of the Bowl Barrow on Farncombe Down, a mound that holds the quiet weight of centuries beneath its turf. Travellers passing through Baydon find the terrain dominated by these open, airy expanses, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. To the north, the modest rise of Bailey Hill provides a vantage point from which the patchwork of Wiltshire fields appears as a brittle, shifting map of greens and browns. Such heights ensure that Baydon remains exposed to the elements, drawing a rough, honest character from the winds that scour the downs. Every path leading away from the houses seems to dissolve into the bright, flinty soil, inviting a slow pace that matches the heavy, deliberate rhythm of the clouds overhead.
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Explore Baydon, 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: 51.499861, -1.595081. 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. |