Traditional county: Buckinghamshire · Region: South East
Explore Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Kingshill 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 Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, 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 | Great Kingshill |
| Traditional County | Buckinghamshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.675302 |
| Longitude | -0.726517 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Kingshill occupies a high, exposed ridge of the Chiltern Hills, commanding a long view over the surrounding Buckinghamshire plateau. It lies 3.4 miles north-north-east of High Wycombe (from High Wycombe: bearing 17°T, OS grid SU 881 981), and is situated north-north-west of Widmer End village. The landscape here is defined by the thin, flinty soil of the chalk uplands, where the sky seems to weigh more heavily upon the earth than in the sheltered lowlands below. Only a short walk to the south-east, the quiet surface of Cockpit Hole reflects the grey-blue light of the heavens, a solitary pool amidst the rising farmland. Great Kingshill retains a character forged by the agricultural labour of the past, when the open common land served as the heart of local life. To the west, the expansive reach of the Hughenden Valley pulls the eye toward the horizon, offering a stark contrast to the dense, ancient canopy of the nearby Millfield Wood SSSI. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, untainted by the industrial clamour of the valleys, and the light often lingers upon the rooftops long after the shadows have claimed the lower slopes.
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Explore Great Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.675302, -0.726517. 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 | September 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. |