Traditional county: Berkshire · Unitary authority: West Berkshire · Region: South East
Explore Purley on Thames, Berkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Purley on Thames 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 Purley on Thames, Berkshire, 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 | Purley on Thames |
| Traditional County | Berkshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.479654 |
| Longitude | -1.050754 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Purley on Thames, a distinctively Berkshire settlement, unfolds its quiet charm along the gentle contours of the Thames valley. It lies 6.1 km west-north-west of Reading (from Reading: bearing 298°T, OS grid SU 660 760), and is situated north-east of Sulham village. The quality of the light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a certain golden luminescence, softening the edges of the brick-built houses and lending a mellow glow to the surrounding greenery. This is a place where the river’s presence is felt not merely as a geographical feature, but as a subtle influence on the very air, carrying whispers of its journey from the Cotswolds. Though not a bustling market town, Purley on Thames retains a sense of local life, with its neighbourhood amenities serving as quiet focal points for its residents. The landscape, a blend of cultivated fields and scattered woodland, offers a pleasing backdrop, inviting leisurely contemplation.
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Explore Purley on Thames, Berkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.479654, -1.050754. 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. |