Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Bedwyn 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 | Great Bedwyn |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.379278 |
| Longitude | -1.601289 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Bedwyn slumbers where the Kennet and Avon Canal whispers secrets to the surrounding Wiltshire countryside. It lies 7.1 km west-south-west of Hungerford (from Hungerford: bearing 237°T, OS grid SU 278 645), and is situated south-west of Little Bedwyn village. The ancient parish church of St. Mary, a noble edifice of weathered stone, stands as a silent sentinel, its spire often catching the gentle, diffused light of the South West. The village green, a verdant heart, invites contemplation, its grasses worn smooth by generations of quiet passage, a testament to the unhurried lives lived here. The very air in Great Bedwyn seems to carry the faint, earthy scent of the surrounding farmland, a subtle perfume of cultivation and soil. Canal boats glide past with a languid grace, their reflections rippling the water's surface, mirroring the sky above. The echoes of its medieval market past can still be felt, a faint hum beneath the present-day peace.
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Explore Great Bedwyn, 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: 51.379278, -1.601289. 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. |