Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Plaitford, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plaitford 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 Plaitford, 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 | Plaitford |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.975447 |
| Longitude | -1.606436 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ancient hedgerows define the quiet boundaries of Plaitford, where the low-angled sun catches the amber hues of the local soil. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Romsey (from Romsey: bearing 259°T, OS grid SU 277 196), and is situated west-north-west of West Wellow village. The landscape here breathes with the expansive vitality of the New Forest National Park, which embraces the southern edges of the parish. A lingering sense of stillness haunts the earth near the moated site south of Manor Farm, where shadows stretch long over the site of a medieval homestead. Water gathers in the nearby basins of Sturtmoor Pond, reflecting a sky that seems to hold more depth than the flat fields below. Plaitford remains a place where the seasons dictate the pace of life, marked by the slow transformation of the surrounding woods. The air carries a crisp, verdant clarity, sharpened by the proximity of protected heaths and bog lands. These pockets of wild, unmanicured terrain serve as a reminder that the land belongs to the slow cycles of nature rather than the fleeting ambitions of men.
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Explore Plaitford, 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: 50.975447, -1.606436. 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. |