Firsdown Wiltshire Map

About Firsdown

Firsdown, a quiet presence on the Wiltshire landscape, exhales a scent of damp earth and distant chalk. It lies 7.4 km east-north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 64°T, OS grid SU 210 333), and is situated north of Pitton village. The fields surrounding Firsdown, a patchwork of greens and muted ochres under a sky that often shifts from pearlescent grey to a startling, clear blue, bear the subtle imprint of centuries of cultivation. Here, the land itself seems to hold a quiet wisdom, the slight incline of the terrain guiding the eye towards the soft, rounded contours of the downs. There is a sense of deep quietude in Firsdown, broken only by the murmur of wind through hedgerows and the occasional call of a curlew, a sound that seems to carry the very essence of the chalklands. The houses, mostly built from the local stone, appear to have grown organically from the soil, their walls warmed by the low afternoon sun.

About This Firsdown Map Page

Explore Firsdown, 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: 51.099164, -1.701471. 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.