Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East
Explore Harwell, Oxfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harwell 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.
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| Place | Harwell |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Vale of White Horse |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.598851 |
| Longitude | -1.292038 |
| Place Type | Village |
Harwell anchors itself in the chalky lowlands of the Vale of White Horse, where the earth holds a quiet, ancient gravity. It lies 2.2 miles west-south-west of Didcot (from Didcot: bearing 256°T, OS grid SU 491 891), and is situated east of Rowstock village. Sunlight often catches the flint and red brick of the older cottages, illuminating a landscape that has long shifted from medieval ploughland to the hum of modern scientific inquiry. To the west, the rising contours of Quab Hill offer a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of distant, turned soil. Harwell maintains a steady pulse, balancing its deep-rooted agricultural lineage with the proximity of the nearby science campus that has reshaped the horizon. From the height of Hagbourne Hill to the south-east, one observes how the rooftops huddle against the expansive Oxfordshire sky. The architecture here tells of a slow evolution, where timber frames and stone mullions stand as stubborn witnesses to the passing centuries. Even in the quietest hours, Harwell retains a sturdy, purposeful air that feels distinct from the surrounding sprawl.
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Explore Harwell, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.598851, -1.292038. 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. |