Traditional county: Wiltshire · Unitary authority: Swindon · Region: South West
Explore The Rectangle, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Rectangle 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 Rectangle, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Wiltshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of The Rectangle and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | The Rectangle |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Unitary Authority | Swindon |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.609363 |
| Longitude | -1.820872 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
The Rectangle marks a quiet geometry upon the Wiltshire landscape, where the flat fields seem to hold the sky with a deliberate, heavy stillness. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Cricklade (from Cricklade: bearing 145°T, OS grid SU 125 900), and is situated west-north-west of Blunsdon St Andrew village. Drainage ditches and modest hedgerows define the perimeter of The Rectangle, serving as a boundary between the working soil and the encroaching suburban pulse. To the south-west, the waters of Tadpole Brook trace a slow, serpentine path through the reeds, casting long, liquid shadows as the evening sun dips low. This proximity to the water gives the air a damp, metallic clarity that clings to the skin during the transition from autumn to winter. Further east, the weathered remnants of Blunsdon Abbey stand as a skeletal reminder of older, more rigid devotions that once ordered the lives of those who laboured here. The Rectangle maintains a detached character, existing less as a bustling hub and more as an open expanse where the modern world thins out into open grass and quiet, unremarked history.
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Explore The Rectangle, 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: 51.609363, -1.820872. 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. |