Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Maidstone · Region: South East
Explore Bearsted, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bearsted 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 Bearsted, Kent, 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 | Bearsted |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Maidstone |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.267535 |
| Longitude | 0.572744 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bearsted maintains a quiet composure beneath the shifting Kentish skies, where the heavy scent of damp earth often clings to the morning air. It lies 2.3 miles east of Maidstone (from Maidstone: bearing 99°T, OS grid TQ 795 551), and is situated north of Otham village. A central expanse of grass serves as the heart of Bearsted, its wide perimeter defined by a collection of period houses that seem to observe the passing seasons with a patient, stony indifference. To the east, the landscape rises toward the modest elevation of Lilk Hill, a vantage point that catches the pale, slanted sunlight of late afternoon. Below this rise, the waters of The Lilk run with a muted clarity, carving a narrow path through the land that has persisted long after the local industries of the past have faded. The church of Holy Cross stands as a prominent anchor, its flint and ragstone walls absorbing the history of a place that has evolved from a simple agricultural stop into a residential focus. Residents often walk the perimeter of The Green, where the precise, manicured turf offers a stark contrast to the wilder, unkempt hedgerows that mark the edges of the surrounding fields. Every turn of the lane reveals how Bearsted balances its deep-rooted past with the persistent, modern hum of the nearby rail connection.
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Explore Bearsted, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.267535, 0.572744. 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. |