Short Street Wiltshire Map

About Short Street

Short Street unfolds itself with a quiet grace in Wiltshire's gentle landscape. It lies 4.1 km south-west of Westbury (from Westbury: bearing 235°T, OS grid ST 839 489), and is situated south-west of Dilton Marsh village. The sky above Short Street often holds a particular, soft luminescence, a pale gold that seems to linger longer on the rolling fields than elsewhere, hinting at the ancient earth beneath. The lanes here, often bordered by hedgerows thick with the scent of hawthorn in bloom, lead one past sturdy farmhouses and cottages that seem to have grown from the soil itself. The air, when the wind stirs from the west, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a reminder of the agricultural heart that still beats within this hamlet. Short Street, though small, possesses a palpable sense of continuity, a quietude that invites contemplation of lives lived and seasons turned.

About This Short Street Map Page

Explore Short Street, 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: 51.239481, -2.231780. 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.