Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Firsdown, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Firsdown 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 Firsdown, 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 | Firsdown |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.099164 |
| Longitude | -1.701471 |
| Place Type | Village |
Firsdown emerges from the rolling chalk landscape of Wiltshire as a quiet collection of homes defined by the broad, open sky of the south-west. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 64°T, OS grid SU 210 333), and is situated north of Pitton village. Ancient earthworks mark the horizon, where the Long Barrow at Winterbourne rests a mere half-mile to the south-east, anchoring the present to a distant, silent past. To the north, the elevation of Battery Hill catches the first light of dawn, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the fields toward the gardens of Firsdown. The air here holds the crisp, clean scent of crushed chalk and wild grass, carried by winds that sweep unimpeded across the high plateau. Local life maintains a steady, unassuming pace, far removed from the clamour of the nearby trunk roads. Firsdown preserves a sense of stillness, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the shifting hues of the surrounding arable land. Throughout the day, the sun transforms the flint-strewn soil into a mosaic of silver and grey, reflecting the vast, changing canopy of the English clouds.
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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.
| 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. |