(Suburban Area near Stratton St Margaret)
Traditional county: Wiltshire · Unitary authority: Swindon · Region: South West
Explore Kingsdown, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kingsdown 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 | Kingsdown |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Unitary Authority | Swindon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.593698 |
| Longitude | -1.764114 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kingsdown, a quiet settlement in Wiltshire, offers a gentle sweep of countryside. It lies 3.9 km north-north-east of Swindon (from Swindon: bearing 22°T, OS grid SU 164 883), and is situated north-west of Stratton St Margaret village. The land here rises and falls with a subtle grace, the fields often catching the western sun in a warm, honeyed light that transforms the common green into something quite special. While its origins are not marked by grand pronouncements, Kingsdown has long been a place where the rhythms of agricultural life have dictated the pace, a quiet echo of generations who worked this soil. Its proximity to Swindon means that while retaining a distinct rural character, it is not entirely removed from the hum of larger settlements, offering a blend of peaceful existence with convenient access.
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Explore Kingsdown, 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: 51.593698, -1.764114. 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. |