Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Ambergate, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ambergate 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 Ambergate, 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 | Ambergate |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.060716 |
| Longitude | -1.481441 |
| Place Type | Village |
Ambergate holds the confluence of the rivers Amber and Derwent, where the water runs with a deliberate, heavy clarity through the limestone geology of the valley. It lies 2.6 miles north of Belper (from Belper: bearing 360°T, OS grid SK 348 516), and is situated west of Ridgeway village. The landscape rises sharply to the north, where the ancient, wooded slopes of Crich Chase SSSI cast long, cooling shadows over the valley floor as the afternoon wanes. Industrial echoes linger in the gritstone architecture of the older houses, a lingering reminder of the days when the Cromford Canal and the railway reshaped the local economy. Visitors often pause near the northern periphery, where the curated, gleaming histories of the Great British Car Journey bring a mechanical vibrancy to this otherwise quiet stretch of the Derwent Valley. The air here carries a perennial dampness, rising from the earth to cling to the leaves of the ash trees that line the lower tracks. Ambergate maintains a stoic presence, defined more by the transit of water and iron than by the passing of human fashion. The land retains a rugged, unpolished character, resisting the softening influence of modern development through the sheer, stubborn persistence of its topography.
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Explore Ambergate, 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: 53.060716, -1.481441. 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. |