Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Woodsend, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodsend 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 Woodsend, 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 | Woodsend |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.481798 |
| Longitude | -1.683070 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woodsend emerges from the chalky expanse of the Wiltshire downs as a quiet cluster of habitations defined by the austere beauty of the surrounding open country. It lies 4.6 miles north-north-east of Marlborough (from Marlborough: bearing 26°T, OS grid SU 221 759), and is situated north-east of Ogbourne St George village. The light here possesses a singular, piercing clarity, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that seem to hold the weight of centuries in their silent contours. To the north-east, the landscape bears the faint, ghostly indentations of a medieval settlement and prehistoric field system, where the earth still keeps the secrets of those who laboured upon it long ago. The terrain rises toward the prominence of Whitefield Hill, a crest that commands a wide view over the agricultural patchwork of the valley floors. A few hundred metres to the south-west, the earth conceals the remains of a banjo enclosure, a subtle mark of antiquity that punctuates the rolling grass with a hidden geometry. Woodsend remains a place where the wind carries the scent of damp soil and ancient stone, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the modern world. Life in Woodsend proceeds with the measured gravity of a pendulum, attuned to the changing seasons that sweep across the high, exposed chalk ridges.
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Explore Woodsend, 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: 51.481798, -1.683070. 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. |