Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: North Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern
Explore Barkway, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barkway 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 Barkway, Hertfordshire, 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 | Barkway |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | North Hertfordshire |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.001854 |
| Longitude | 0.015376 |
| Place Type | Village |
Barkway reveals a quiet endurance through its long main street, where the heavy flint walls of ancient cottages hold the cooling shadows of the afternoon. It lies 3.5 miles south-south-east of Royston (from Royston: bearing 155°T, OS grid TL 384 356), and is situated west-north-west of Nuthampstead village. The horizon here is defined by a slow, rolling topography that rises toward Periwinkle Hill, providing a vantage point over the chalky soils that have dictated the life of the land for generations. Eastwards, the expansive grounds of Cokenach offer a verdant contrast to the arable fields, where the light catches the leaves of mature timber in a fleeting, pale brilliance. Barkway preserves a character defined by the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its parish church, which acts as a silent anchor amidst the shifting seasons. The wind carries a crisp, open clarity across the plateau, unimpeded by the dense woodland that gathers in the hollows further west. Travellers passing through these lanes sense a deliberate pace, as if the very air respects the weight of the centuries that have settled upon the limestone and brick. Each turn in the road discloses a landscape that remains stubbornly itself, indifferent to the encroaching haste of the modern world.
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Explore Barkway, Hertfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.001854, 0.015376. 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. |