Traditional county: Derbyshire · Unitary authority: City of Derby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Alvaston, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alvaston 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 Alvaston, Derbyshire, 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 | Alvaston |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Derby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.895287 |
| Longitude | -1.426961 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Alvaston maintains a sturdy, suburban character defined by its steady expansion from a historic core into a sprawling residential landscape. It lies 2.9 miles south-east of Derby (from Derby: bearing 134°T, OS grid SK 386 332), and is situated west-north-west of Thulston village. Low-lying fields once dominated the horizon here, but now the red-brick rhythm of twentieth-century housing provides the primary texture to the terrain. Near the northern perimeter, the expansive grounds of Alvaston Park offer a green lung for residents, where the light catches the water in long, pale ribbons during the late afternoon. The proximity to the wider estate of Elvaston Castle Country Park allows for a seamless transition into managed woodland and open meadows that retain a sense of ancient, quiet permanence. Local life revolves around the thoroughfares that carry the hum of modern traffic, yet the presence of the Honest & Down To Earth public artwork provides a sudden, sharp anchor for the eye amidst the suburban sprawl. Alvaston balances this functional identity with a persistent connection to the surrounding Derbyshire countryside, where the air often carries the damp, cool scent of the nearby river valley. Even as the modern world presses in, the quiet edges of the landscape suggest a lingering memory of the agricultural past that originally defined this patch of the East Midlands.
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Explore Alvaston, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.895287, -1.426961. 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. |