Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Boscombe, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Boscombe 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 Boscombe, 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 | Boscombe |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.145534 |
| Longitude | -1.715097 |
| Place Type | Village |
Boscombe occupies a quiet corner of the chalky Wiltshire landscape where the horizon broadens under an expansive, pale sky. It lies 3.4 miles east-south-east of Amesbury (from Amesbury: bearing 123°T, OS grid SU 200 385), and is situated south-south-west of Allington village. The land here holds the stillness of the Salisbury Plain, marked by the ancient, rounded silhouettes of barrows that rise like slow-breathing giants from the turf. To the southeast, the Bell Barrow 250m north-east of the sports ground stands as a silent witness to a pre-Roman geography, its grassy mound catching the long, slanted light of late afternoon. Boscombe remains defined by this open exposure, where the wind moves unchecked across the fields and carries the scent of dry earth and crushed limestone. The nearby Porton Down SSSI stretches out with a vast, guarded austerity, shaping the character of the horizon into something formidable and strictly kept. Hedgerows and narrow lanes define the boundaries of the local fields, maintaining a pattern of agriculture that has persisted for centuries without flourish. In the quiet transition between the chalk downs and the river valleys, the architecture of Boscombe retains a modesty that reflects the underlying resilience of the soil itself.
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Explore Boscombe, 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: 51.145534, -1.715097. 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. |