Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Figheldean, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Figheldean 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 Figheldean, 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 | Figheldean |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.224132 |
| Longitude | -1.781672 |
| Place Type | Village |
Figheldean reveals itself through the steady, chalk-filtered clarity of the Salisbury Plain, where the river Avon carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 3.6 miles north of Amesbury (from Amesbury: bearing 359°T, OS grid SU 153 472), and is situated north-west of Milston village. Ancient earthworks mark the high ground, where the Gallows Barrow remains a silent, grass-covered sentinel watching over the low-lying pastures. The light here has a particular thinness, catching the flint knapping on the walls of St Michael and All Angels Church with a stark, pale brilliance. To the east, the rounded profile of the barrow at Barrow Clump rises against the horizon, anchoring Figheldean in a landscape shaped by centuries of agricultural patience. Beneath the open sky, the air carries a crisp, mineral scent that persists long after the winter frosts have retreated from the valley floor. Residents move with the quiet diligence of those accustomed to the expansive, unyielding scale of the surrounding downland. Figheldean maintains a spare, honest character, defined more by the shifting shadows of clouds over the hills than by the fleeting fashions of the world beyond the plain.
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Explore Figheldean, 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: 51.224132, -1.781672. 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. |