Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Great Durnford, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Durnford 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.
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| Place | Great Durnford |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.144100 |
| Longitude | -1.805122 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Durnford commands a quiet stretch of the River Avon, where the water runs clear over chalk beds and currents pull against the reeds. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-west of Amesbury (from Amesbury: bearing 209°T, OS grid SU 137 383), and is situated north-east of Upper Woodford village. The chalk downs rise sharply on either side of the valley, offering a wide, pale horizon that catches the morning light long before the sun reaches the riverbanks. To the north-west, the historic parkland of Lake House maintains a stately silence, its ancient trees providing a deep, verdant contrast to the exposed ridges of the surrounding landscape. Great Durnford holds the memory of deeper time, marked by the earthen ramparts of Ogbury Camp that silhouette themselves against the sky to the east. These high, grassy fortifications look down upon the low-lying water meadows where the air remains cool and heavy with the scent of damp earth. The architecture of the parish follows the local tradition of flint and brick, reflecting a long history of agricultural life tied to the river’s seasonal flooding. Through every season, the landscape remains spare and observant, indifferent to the passage of those who walk its paths.
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Explore Great Durnford, 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: 51.144100, -1.805122. 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. |