Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore The Ham, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Ham 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 The Ham, 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 | The Ham |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.268806 |
| Longitude | -2.201067 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Ham occupies a quiet portion of Wiltshire where the land flattens into a patchwork of verdant fields and low-lying meadows. It lies 0.9 miles north-west of Westbury (from Westbury: bearing 306°T, OS grid ST 860 522), and is situated south of Hawkeridge village. The landscape here retains a contemplative stillness, defined by the gentle, persistent navigation of the Biss Brook as it flows toward the southern horizon. Traces of ancient human activity persist just beyond the modern periphery, where the earth still holds the ghost-lines of a medieval settlement and associated field systems west of Brook Farm. Sunlight often catches the damp, heavy clay of the surrounding pastures, casting long shadows that accentuate the subtle shifts in elevation. The Ham remains largely defined by this agricultural heritage, standing in quiet contrast to the industrial hum emanating from the nearby estate. A short distance to the north-north-west, the remains of a moated site offer a silent, water-shadowed reminder of a more fortified past. The Ham persists as a place where the modern pulse of the region feels distant, filtered through the rustle of hedgerows and the steady, unobserved movement of the local waterways.
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Explore The Ham, 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: 51.268806, -2.201067. 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. |