Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Tilshead, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tilshead 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 Tilshead, 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 | Tilshead |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.230161 |
| Longitude | -1.950812 |
| Place Type | Village |
Tilshead rests upon the chalky spine of the Wiltshire landscape, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 8.4 miles west-north-west of Amesbury (from Amesbury: bearing 299°T, OS grid SU 035 478), and is situated north-west of Orcheston village. The horizon here is defined by the expansive, open character of the Salisbury Plain SSSI, a vast plateau that drinks the light and holds it in the tall, wind-brushed grasses. Ancient monuments keep a silent watch over the fields, including the weathered earthwork of White Barrow, a long barrow that anchors the southern perspective with its quiet, prehistoric weight. Tilshead has long endured the rhythmic presence of the military, yet the village maintains a singular stillness when the heavy thrum of training exercises fades into the distance. Grey stone walls and slate roofs catch the sharp, clear morning sun, casting shadows that stretch long and thin across the narrow lanes. To the south, the presence of the barrows serves as a reminder that the land has been a home for millennia, indifferent to the shifting winds of human industry. This is a place where the air tastes of crushed flint and distance, a high, exposed realm where the clouds seem to brush the very tops of the hawthorn hedges.
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Explore Tilshead, 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: 51.230161, -1.950812. 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. |