Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore The Fox, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Fox 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 | The Fox |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.584263 |
| Longitude | -1.849389 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Fox, a quiet hamlet in Wiltshire, breathes the very air of the English countryside. It lies 5.1 km west-north-west of Swindon (from Swindon: bearing 300°T, OS grid SU 105 872), and is situated east-south-east of Purton village. Here, the land slopes gently, kissed by a light that seems to linger, casting long shadows across fields that have known the plough for generations. The houses, built of mellow brick and stone, huddle together as if sharing secrets whispered by the breeze that rustles through the ancient hedgerows. A particular charm resides in the unassuming way The Fox unfolds, a place where the quietude of rural life holds sway, and the distant hum of Swindon is but a gentle murmur on the horizon.
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Explore The Fox, 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: 51.584263, -1.849389. 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. |