Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Sevenoaks · Region: South East
Explore Swanley, Kent with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swanley 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 Swanley, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Kent or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Swanley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Swanley |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Sevenoaks |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.397574 |
| Longitude | 0.172701 |
| Place Type | Town |
Green fields and the persistent pulse of the M25 define the horizon surrounding Swanley, a place where the quiet weight of Kentish earth meets the steady thrum of modern transit. It lies 5.2 miles south-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 218°T, OS grid TQ 512 687), and is situated south-south-west of Hextable village. Once a humble collection of disparate farms, the landscape shifted as rail links tethered the soil to the capital, transforming the local economy from fruit-growing to a vital junction of logistics and trade. The light here often catches the grey industrial edges of the warehouses, casting long, sharp shadows across the flat stretches of land that once yielded harvests of cherries and plums. Swanley offers spaces of respite where the air clears, particularly within the generous reaches of Swanley Park, where the afternoon sun illuminates the grass with a pale, golden clarity. Children play near the site of the old market, a remnant of the commerce that historically anchored the inhabitants to their patch of ground. Notable figures like the actress Pixie Lott have roots in these parts, carrying the unassuming spirit of the district into the wider world. Beyond the bustle, the nearby Broom Hill rises with a subtle, earthen dignity, watching over the daily movements of the people below.
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Explore Swanley, 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: 51.397574, 0.172701. 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. |