Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Canterbury · Region: South East
Explore Blean, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blean 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 Blean, 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 | Blean |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Canterbury |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.306630 |
| Longitude | 1.043249 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blean carries a quiet authority in its landscape, where the air holds the cooling breath of ancient, shadowed timber. It lies 2.4 miles north-west of Canterbury (from Canterbury: bearing 320°T, OS grid TR 122 607), and is situated north of Rough Common village. Low sunlight often catches the flintwork of St Cosmus and St Damian’s Church, standing as a sentinel over the nearby medieval settlement remains. Beyond these stone ghosts, the expansive canopy of Blean Woods stretches across the horizon, a vast, living reservoir of biodiversity that defines the local skyline. The land here slopes with a subtle, rhythmic grace toward the meandering course of Swalecliffe Brook, which cuts a silver ribbon through the verdant floor. Visitors may observe how the light shifts across the high branches, turning the heavy boughs into columns of emerald and bronze. This geography creates a sanctuary where the frantic pace of the modern world dissolves into the steady, insistent pulse of the natural environment. Blean preserves a singular character, shaped by the interplay between the deep, tangled thickets of its woodland and the enduring presence of its historic foundations.
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Explore Blean, 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: 51.306630, 1.043249. 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. |