Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Dover · Region: South East
Explore Staple, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Staple 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 Staple, 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 | Staple |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Dover |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.264291 |
| Longitude | 1.256093 |
| Place Type | Village |
Staple maintains a quiet dignity within the fertile, low-lying plains of East Kent, where the light often catches the flint-work of ancient parish walls. It lies 3.7 miles west-south-west of Sandwich (from Sandwich: bearing 259°T, OS grid TR 272 567), and is situated west-north-west of Barnsole village. The horizon here is defined by a gentle, rolling elevation that rises toward the rise of Twitham Hill, offering a panoramic perspective over the patchwork of hop gardens and orchards. Beneath the surface of these fields, the soil holds the remnants of earlier centuries, including the silent markers of the Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Ash Mill. Residents often walk the lanes where the air remains crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic hum of agricultural machinery. During the golden hour, the sun illuminates the dark, still waters of Black Pond, reflecting the shifting clouds in a mirror of polished glass. Staple preserves a rhythm defined by the seasons, where the turning of the leaves in the hedgerows marks the passage of time more accurately than any clock. Such landscapes demand a patient eye, rewarding those who observe the subtle interplay between the enduring earth and the fleeting Kentish sky.
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Explore Staple, 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: 51.264291, 1.256093. 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. |