Introducing the Cotswolds - geography, history, getting around, weather, maps

Maps of the Cotswolds (and England)

Google Maps let you move around by dragging or and zoom in and out of for more or less detail. Many areas have detailed satellite views. Read more about How to Use Google Maps.

Google Maps of the Cotswolds, United Kingdom

How to Use Google Maps

Google Maps display with a list of markers on the right side. Click the marker name from the list and you see where it is on the map. Use the standard Google Map controls to control the map: move the map, scale the map, switch between regular map and satellite version.

Location and Scale: The arrow buttons move the map. The center button brings the map back to its original place. You can also move the map with your mouse by clicking and dragging anywhere on the map. The scale buttons zoom in ("+") and out ("-").

Map Type: These buttons switch between map and satellite view.

Overview: The small map in the lower right shows where you are positioned relative to the larger map. This is good to help you understand the map location.

Marker: Small colored markers show towns, places or points of interest. A key beside the map shows the meaning of the different markers and lists them. Hover on the marker to see the town/place name. Click on the marker to see the Information Window.

Information Window: This contains more information for the marker. There are two ways to see the Information Window: click the marker or click the marker name in the right sidebar.

List of Markers: The list of markers on the map is displayed in the right sidebar, by type of marker. Click on the marker name and the map moves to that marker and displays the Information Window. When a map is first displayed, all marker types are listed. You can choose which groups of markers you want displayed. Click the checkbox beside the type of marker to control the display of these markers.

SV: SV = Satellite View or Slow View. If a marker has (SV) beside it, when you click the marker you see an SV link in the information window. Click that and a new window opens showing a closeup satellite view.

A fun trick when looking at Google Maps is to zoom into a detailed satellite view, then click on each marker in the side bar to move to the view of that marker.

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