Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Gore Cross, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gore Cross 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 Gore Cross, 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 | Gore Cross |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.258818 |
| Longitude | -1.987339 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Gore Cross occupies a quiet intersection of the Wiltshire landscape where the chalky earth meets the sky in long, pale streaks. It lies 6.4 miles south of Devizes (from Devizes: bearing 177°T, OS grid SU 009 510), and is situated south-south-east of Littleton Panell village. White Hill rises a mere half-mile to the west, its slopes catching the morning light that washes over the open fields with a clarity peculiar to this high ground. The air here feels thin and sharp, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil from the surrounding agricultural plains. Beyond the immediate horizon, the ancient humps of the Field System on West Lavington Down mark a permanence that has outlasted the generations who first worked the land. Gore Cross maintains a stoic presence, defined more by the sweeping wind and the vast, shifting clouds than by the frantic pace of the modern world. Evening shadows stretch across the road, lengthening the silhouettes of hedgerows as if to pull the day into the quietude of the downs. This modest crossroads serves as a silent witness to the seasonal turning of the Wiltshire countryside, where the rhythm of the weather dictates the tempo of the day.
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Explore Gore Cross, 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: 51.258818, -1.987339. 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. |