Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire East · Region: North West
Explore Basford, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Basford 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 Basford, Cheshire, 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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| Place | Basford |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire East |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.066278 |
| Longitude | -2.425735 |
| Place Type | Village |
Basford remains a quiet expanse of Cheshire fields where the horizon stretches wide under a pale, shifting sky. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-east of Crewe (from Crewe: bearing 161°T, OS grid SJ 715 522), and is situated north of Hough village. The land here carries a heavy, damp fertility, drained by the slow, meandering pulse of Basford Brook as it pushes through the low-lying terrain. To the north-east, the sprawling, meticulously maintained grounds of Crewe Hall offer a stark contrast to the utilitarian pragmatism of the surrounding pastures. The air in Basford often holds the faint, metallic scent of the nearby railway arteries that have defined the region’s movement for generations. Ancient hedgerows trace the irregular boundaries of paddocks, marking a landscape that has long prioritised the patient labour of the plough over the vanity of grand architecture. Here, the light catches the moisture on the tall grasses, turning the morning meadows into a sea of muted silver. Basford persists as a place of steady transition, where the heavy industry of the neighbouring rail hubs fades into the rhythmic, silent work of the soil.
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Explore Basford, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.066278, -2.425735. 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 | August 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. |