Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Broad Town, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broad Town 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.
| Place | Broad Town |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.504582 |
| Longitude | -1.872920 |
| Place Type | Village |
Broad Town rests in the gentle folds of Wiltshire's countryside, a place where the sky seems to hold a deeper shade of blue. It lies 4.7 km south-south-east of Royal Wootton Bassett (from Royal Wootton Bassett: bearing 151°T, OS grid SU 089 784), and is situated north-west of Broad Hinton village. The lanes here wind with a leisurely purpose, often bordered by ancient hedgerows that whisper tales of centuries past, their hedgerow flowers blooming with a quiet defiance. Broad Town’s houses, many built from the warm, honey-coloured stone characteristic of the region, seem to absorb the very light of the afternoon sun, glowing softly against the verdant fields. A sense of enduring stillness pervades Broad Town, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the murmur of wind through the tall grasses. The air itself feels different, carrying the faint, earthy scent of loam and the promise of rain, a subtle reminder of the land's constant, quiet work.
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Explore Broad Town, 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: 51.504582, -1.872920. 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 | June 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. |