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Franche Worcestershire Map

Traditional county: Worcestershire · District / Borough: Wyre Forest · Region: West Midlands

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

How to Use This Franche, Worcestershire Map

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

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PlaceFranche
Traditional CountyWorcestershire
District / BoroughWyre Forest
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.401048
Longitude-2.268411
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Franche

Franche unfolds as a quiet exurban expanse, where the tendrils of Worcestershire's green belt meet the expanding edges of Kidderminster. It lies 1.9 km north-west of Kidderminster (from Kidderminster: bearing 318°T, OS grid SO 818 781), and is situated south-west of Fairfield village. The land here, gently sloping towards the River Stour's distant murmur, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that lends a soft, burnished glow to the brickwork of its homes, a light that seems to hold the memory of the county's agricultural past. Though not marked by grand historical monuments, Franche possesses a certain understated character, a sense of settled domesticity that is palpable in the neat gardens and the quiet hum of everyday life. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant woodlands, whispers of its proximity to the Wyre Forest, a vast expanse of ancient trees that provides a wild counterpoint to the ordered streets. Franche, in its unassuming way, offers a comfortable haven, a place where the daily commutes are tempered by the enduring presence of the Worcestershire countryside.

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About This Franche Map Page

Explore Franche, Worcestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.401048, -2.268411. 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 builtAugust 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.