Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Whitley, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitley 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 Whitley, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Wiltshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Whitley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Whitley |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.395980 |
| Longitude | -2.170736 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whitley persists as a quiet assembly of stone and slate, caught in the slow, deliberate transition between the limestone plateaus of the Cotswolds and the flatter, pastoral reaches of the Wiltshire plains. It lies 2.1 miles north-west of Melksham (from Melksham: bearing 319°T, OS grid ST 882 663), and is situated north-west of Shaw village. The light here often feels thin and pale, catching the gable ends of older cottages with a clarity that renders the local geology starkly apparent. A short distance away, the grounds of Great Chalfield Manor offer a glimpse of medieval ambition, where the precise, geometric topiary stands in silent contrast to the wilder, unmanaged hedgerows defining the local lanes. Residents often look toward the horizon where the land shifts, tracing the path of the Byde Mill Brook as it carves a modest, persistent line through the surrounding fields. The air in Whitley holds a particular stillness, undisturbed by the heavy industry of the neighbouring towns, allowing the rhythmic clatter of passing agricultural machinery to define the passing hours. Ancient boundaries remain visible in the texture of the earth, suggesting a long history of human exertion that has neither fully conquered nor been erased by the persistent greenery. This landscape demands little, yet provides a singular vantage point for observing the subtle, seasonal shifts in the colour of the western sky.
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Explore Whitley, 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: 51.395980, -2.170736. 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. |