This study aims to examine the relationship between the two deep and abstract concepts about the meaning of water and sense of place through a systematic research process conducted in a localised environment. This examination requires perspectives and actions of local insiders since these two concepts engage with: 1) meanings that people give to water and the place they live in; 2) experiences of people with water and place; and 3) social interaction or process between people, water, and place. These meanings, experiences, and actions of local people have been explored and described in depth to discover how the meaning of water connects with sense of place. The outcomes are described and substantiated with a conceptual framework indicative of this relationship. To address this purpose, grounded theory methodology, based on a social constructionist epistemology (Charmaz, 2003a, 2006), was used for the research design to explore one local context. Pok and Pang Jum Pee Villages located on the Mae Lai Noi stream in Northern Thailand have been chosen as the context for data collection and analysis