Tockenham Wiltshire Map

About Tockenham

Tockenham rests in the gentle embrace of the Wiltshire countryside. It lies 4.2 km south-west of Royal Wootton Bassett (from Royal Wootton Bassett: bearing 222°T, OS grid SU 038 793), and is situated east-north-east of Lyneham village. The air here seems to hold a quiet luminescence, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun casts long, honeyed shadows across the fields, hinting at the ancient patterns of cultivation. The village itself unfolds with a modest grace, its stone cottages gathering around a central green where, on a clear day, the sky appears an impossibly vast canvas of shifting blues. The nearby River Ray, a ribbon of silver through the landscape, murmurs secrets of seasons past, its banks a haven for reed warblers and the occasional kingfisher. Tockenham, though small, possesses a serene character, a place where the passing of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the slow turning of the earth and the steady growth of hedgerows.

About This Tockenham Map Page

Explore Tockenham, 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: 51.513279, -1.946201. 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.