Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
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| Place | Goatacre |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.491611 |
| Longitude | -1.977684 |
| Place Type | Village |
Goatacre, a quiet hamlet, exhales the gentle breath of Wiltshire's agricultural heartland. It lies 6.3 km north-north-east of Calne (from Calne: bearing 18°T, OS grid SU 016 769), and is situated north-north-west of Hilmarton village. The surrounding fields, often a patchwork of ripening barley and winter wheat, glow with a soft, diffused light that seems to hold the quietude of centuries. A few sturdy stone cottages, their roofs softened by moss and time, cluster near a modest village green, where the scent of damp earth and wild hedgerows hangs in the air. Though lacking grand monuments, Goatacre possesses a profound sense of place, a stillness that invites contemplation of the rural life that has shaped its quiet existence. The subtle ebb and flow of the seasons dictate its rhythm, a cadence understood by the hedgerows as much as by its few inhabitants.
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Explore Goatacre, 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: 51.491611, -1.977684. 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. |