Whaddon Wiltshire Map

About Whaddon

Whaddon rests in a landscape that, under a clear sky, holds the gentle, diffused light of the South West. It lies 6.6 km south-east of Salisbury (from Salisbury: bearing 126°T, OS grid SU 196 262), and is situated south-east of Alderbury village. The fields surrounding Whaddon often bear the rich, dark hue of the chalk soil, a colour that deepens with the coming of evening. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and bramble, trace the boundaries of pastures where sheep graze, their wool catching the sun's final rays like scattered pearls. The air here, away from the immediate bustle of larger centres, carries a quietude, punctuated only by the distant bleating of livestock or the soft sigh of wind through the surrounding trees. Whaddon, in its unassuming way, offers a prospect of rural England, where the passage of seasons is felt as keenly as the turning of a page.

About This Whaddon Map Page

Explore Whaddon, 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: 51.035205, -1.720565. 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.