Traditional county: Wiltshire · Unitary authority: Swindon · Region: South West
Explore Gorse Hill, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gorse Hill 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.
| Place | Gorse Hill |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Unitary Authority | Swindon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.572756 |
| Longitude | -1.777122 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gorse Hill, a quiet suburb of Swindon, offers a peaceful retreat from urban bustle. It lies 1.4 km north-north-east of Swindon (from Swindon: bearing 25°T, OS grid SU 155 860). The gently rolling land here, touched by the soft light of the South West, unfolds in a patchwork of gardens and mature trees, where the evening chorus of birds often carries a particular sweetness. Though part of a larger conurbation, Gorse Hill retains a distinct, unhurried character, reminiscent of a time when lanes meandered with less urgency towards the distant horizon. Its residential streets, lined with houses of varied architectural eras, speak of generations who have found their quiet corner of Wiltshire here.
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Explore Gorse Hill, 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: 51.572756, -1.777122. 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. |