Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: Watford · Region: Eastern
Explore Watford, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watford 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 Watford, 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 | Watford |
| Traditional County | Hertfordshire |
| District / Borough | Watford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.655118 |
| Longitude | -0.395758 |
| Place Type | Town |
Watford pulses with the industrious rhythm of a place where ancient trade routes meet the modern rush of the commuter rail. It lies 1.5 miles west-north-west of Bushey (from Bushey: bearing 299°T, OS grid TQ 110 963). The land here slopes gently toward the River Colne, shedding its rural skin long ago to embrace the paper mills and printing presses that once defined its working life. Today, the economy shifts toward high-tech commerce and retail, yet the morning light still catches the bricks of old warehouses with a quiet, lingering grace. The landscape holds the memory of a busy past, balancing the weight of industry against the persistent, encroaching green of the Hertfordshire countryside. St Mary's Open Space offers a verdant sanctuary where the air feels lighter, a sharp contrast to the vibrant energy radiating from the Watford Palace Theatre nearby. The local spirit finds its most spirited expression in the roar of the crowd at Vicarage Road, the home of Watford Football Club, where the town’s collective heart beats in rhythm with every match day. Celebrated figures like the singer Geri Halliwell and the heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua have walked these pavements, their ambitions forged in the same streets that host the public art of The Watford Hornet. Echoes of performance linger in the acoustics of the Watford Colosseum, ensuring that art remains as essential to the identity of Watford as its bustling transport links.
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Explore Watford, 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: 51.655118, -0.395758. 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. |