Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West
Explore Box, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Box 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 Box, Wiltshire, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Wiltshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Box and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Box |
| Traditional County | Wiltshire |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.415236 |
| Longitude | -2.252354 |
| Place Type | Village |
Box reveals itself through the honey-coloured limestone that bleeds from the hillsides into the architecture of its quiet streets. It lies 3.2 miles west-south-west of Corsham (from Corsham: bearing 246°T, OS grid ST 825 684), and is situated east of Ashley village. The topography here is defined by deep, subterranean excavations, where the legacy of stone quarrying remains etched into the hollowed earth beneath the feet of residents. A celebration of stone quarrying in Box stands as a tactile reminder of the labour that once carved the very bones of the hills to construct distant cathedrals and grand facades. Nearby, the Box Mine SSSi stretches its dark, labyrinthine fingers deep into the Jurassic bedrock, preserving a stillness that has persisted since the last pickaxe fell silent. The light in this corner of Wiltshire possesses a particular clarity, often catching the pale, weathered masonry of the Round House as it watches over the road. Box retains a sturdy, industrious character, born from the extraction of resources that once powered the growth of the region. Even today, the valley of Box Bottom draws the eye toward the horizon, where the land falls away into a verdant, shadowed crease in the Wiltshire plateau.
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Explore Box, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.415236, -2.252354. 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. |