Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Downton, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downton 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 | Downton |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.992793 |
| Longitude | -1.741893 |
| Place Type | Village |
Downton, in Wiltshire, draws its character from the gentle sweep of the surrounding countryside, where chalk downs meet the more fertile plains. It lies 8.0 km north-north-east of Fordingbridge (from Fordingbridge: bearing 25°T, OS grid SU 182 215), and is situated west-north-west of Morgan's Vale village. The River Avon, a silver thread through the landscape, has long shaped the life of Downton, its waters once powering mills and its banks offering fertile ground for agriculture. The village itself, with its pleasingly proportioned houses and the ancient stones of St. Lawrence's Church, possesses a quiet dignity, hinting at centuries of community life. One can almost feel the echoes of past market days in the open spaces, where the air might have once carried the scent of fresh produce and livestock.
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Explore Downton, 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: 50.992793, -1.741893. 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. |