Enter your search query in the box below.

Whittlebury Northamptonshire Map

Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Whittlebury, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whittlebury 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.

Interactive Map of Whittlebury, Northamptonshire

How to Use This Whittlebury, Northamptonshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, 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 Northamptonshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Whittlebury and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

PlaceWhittlebury
Traditional CountyNorthamptonshire
Unitary AuthorityWest Northamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.090318
Longitude-0.992313
Place TypeVillage

About Whittlebury

Whittlebury remains a place of quiet composure, defined by the lingering shadow of ancient timber and the persistent hum of the nearby motor circuit. It lies 2.9 miles south of Towcester (from Towcester: bearing 183°T, OS grid SP 691 440), and is situated east of Silverstone village. The landscape here is deeply rooted in the remnants of the medieval royal hunting grounds, which still exert a heavy, verdant influence over the surrounding topography. Much of the land around Whittlebury falls within the sprawling Buckingham Thick Copse, where the heavy clay soil holds the pale, slanted light of autumn long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. To the north, the earth bears the subtle, sunken scars of the Lordsfields Farm Moated Site, a quiet reminder of lives lived in isolation centuries ago. The proximity of the Silverstone circuit introduces a jagged mechanical pulse to the air, contrasting sharply with the slow, moss-covered silence of the older woodlands. Residents walk paths that have been trodden since the forest was a wild, royal preserve, yet they do so within earshot of the high-speed testing of modern engineering. Whittlebury maintains this strange equilibrium, balancing the weight of its woodland heritage against the sharp, metallic urgency of the surrounding countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Buckingham Thick Copse (National Nature Reserve)locality lies within · 45 ha
  • Lordsfields Farm Moated Site. (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 350° N
  • David Coulthard (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Silverstone Interactive Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 228° SW
  • Silverstone Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 338° NNW
  • Whittlewood Forest Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 114° ESE · 400 ha
  • Hazelborough Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 252° WSW
  • Bucknell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 280° W
  • Bradlem Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 088° E
  • Towcester Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 003° N
  • Easton Neston (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.9 mi, 025° NNE · 312 ha
  • Wakefield Lodge Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 105° ESE · 363 ha
  • Bucknell Wood Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 281° W · 9 ha
  • Bank Of Roman Town 550Ft (170M) In Length N Of Brackley Road And W Of High Street (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 001° N
  • Bury Mount Motte Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 005° N
  • Bury Mount (Castle) — 3.0 mi, 003° N
  • Broad Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 005° N
  • The Longwater (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • Wolfe Obelisk (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 198° SSW
  • Stowe (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.7 mi, 195° SSW · 820 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 3.8 mi, 015° NNE
  • Brook House (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 155° SSE
  • Samson & the Philistine (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 194° SSW
  • Grecian Valley (Valley) — 3.9 mi, 193° SSW
  • Gladiator (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 195° SSW
  • Greens Norton Post (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 339° NNW
  • Saxon Deities (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 192° SSW
  • Hercules & Antaeus (Attraction) — 4.0 mi, 195° SSW
  • Stoke Bruerne Park (Park) — 4.3 mi, 051° NE
  • Windmill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.3 mi, 013° NNE

Latest News: Whittlebury

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

BBC World News

Loading news-world…

About This Whittlebury Map Page

Explore Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.090318, -0.992313. 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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.