Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Swale · Region: South East
Explore Oare, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oare 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 Oare, 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 | Oare |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Swale |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.330550 |
| Longitude | 0.877744 |
| Place Type | Village |
Salt-marsh mists frequently drift inland from the Swale, coating the low-lying fields of Oare in a grey, translucent veil that softens the edges of the horizon. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Faversham (from Faversham: bearing 330°T, OS grid TR 005 629), and is situated east of Luddenham village. The light here possesses a particular, sharp clarity, reflecting off the tidal flats where Oare Creek carves a winding, muddy path through the saltings toward the sea. Remnants of a more industrious age linger in the nearby woods, where the Oare Gunpowder Works once harnessed the water’s power to produce the volatile dust that fueled empires. Now, nature reclaims those brick ruins, softening the sharp angles of old kilns with climbing ivy and thick, damp moss. Beyond the industrial relics, the vast, open expanse of the Oare Marshes provides a sanctuary for migratory birds that wheel and cry against the immense, shifting Kentish sky. A quiet gravity hangs over the landscape, shaped by the relentless push and pull of the tide against the reclaimed embankments. Oare remains a place where the boundary between the firm, dark earth and the encroaching water is forever blurred.
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Explore Oare, 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: 51.330550, 0.877744. 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. |