Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Old Sarum, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Sarum 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 Old Sarum, 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 | Old Sarum |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.100510 |
| Longitude | -1.786810 |
| Place Type | Village |
Old Sarum bears the austere weight of centuries upon its chalky, windswept ramparts, where the earth itself seems to hold the ghosts of vanished cathedrals. It lies 2.1 miles north-north-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 11°T, OS grid SU 150 334), and is situated north-west of Ford village. The iron-grey sky often presses down upon the concentric earthworks, turning the grass into a muted, silver-green tapestry that ripples under the influence of persistent Wiltshire winds. To the south, the modern recreational expanse of Castle Hill Country Park offers a verdant contrast to the jagged, flint-strewn foundations that remain of the original stronghold. Visitors who walk the perimeter of the ancient site often find the air feels sharpened by the proximity of the 'Ende Burgh' long barrow, an older, silent sentinel presiding over the horizon. Old Sarum preserves a hollow, resonant quality in its silence, as if the soil remembers the clamour of the medieval bishops and soldiers who once claimed this high ground. The light here has a peculiar clarity, catching the edges of broken masonry and casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch toward the valley floor. One senses that the layers of human ambition, once densely packed within these embankments, have finally surrendered to the steady, indifferent patience of the chalk downs.
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Explore Old Sarum, 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: 51.100510, -1.786810. 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. |