Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Ashford · Region: South East
Explore Bilsington, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bilsington 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 Bilsington, 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 | Bilsington |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Ashford |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.073429 |
| Longitude | 0.910755 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bilsington commands a vantage point over the flat, reclaimed expanse of the Romney Marsh, where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the Kentish sky. It lies 5.5 miles south-south-east of Ashford (from Ashford: bearing 162°T, OS grid TR 040 344), and is situated south-west of Bonnington village. The land here holds the quiet weight of centuries, marked by the crumbling, evocative stone of Bilsington Priory which stands as a silent sentinel over the northern fields. Below the ridge, the Royal Military Canal carves a deliberate, defensive line through the earth, its dark waters reflecting the erratic flight of dragonflies in the humid afternoon. Bilsington maintains a pastoral character where the persistent call of rooks drifts over the heavy, clay-rich soil of the surrounding woods. To the west, the canopy of Countryfields Wood thickens, offering a deep, shadowed sanctuary that contrasts sharply with the exposed, sun-bleached grasses of the marshland. This proximity to both the sheltered timber and the open, wind-swept plain gives Bilsington a dual temperament, shifting between the intimacy of the trees and the vast, unblinking gaze of the open country.
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Explore Bilsington, 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: 51.073429, 0.910755. 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. |