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Breckend Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands

Explore Breckend, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Breckend 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.

Interactive Map of Breckend, Derbyshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Breckend, 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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PlaceBreckend
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughHigh Peak
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.335675
Longitude-1.911029
Place TypeHamlet

About Breckend

Breckend occupies a quiet fold of the High Peak where the gritstone earth meets the persistent, low-slung clouds of the Derbyshire hills. It lies 0.8 miles north of Chapel-en-le-Frith (from Chapel-en-le-Frith: bearing 3°T, OS grid SK 060 820), and is situated east-south-east of New Smithy village. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unpretentious movement of water, most notably the Ford Hall Brook which cuts a narrow, rhythmic path through the fields just to the east. Breckend maintains a posture of rugged endurance, its stone boundaries holding fast against the prevailing winds that sweep down from the northern moorlands. A short distance to the west, the Mill Pond catches the grey sky, mirroring the shifting moods of the season in its dark, still surface. The terrain rises and falls with a deliberate, muscular grace, shaped by the ancient weight of the surrounding geology. Residents often look towards the nearby market traditions of the south, where the echoes of history linger in the worn, weathered textures of local crosses. Throughout the turning of the year, Breckend remains a place of singular, hard-won clarity, unadorned by the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ford Hall Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 098° E
  • Hull End Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 251° WSW
  • Anglo Scandinavian High Cross In The Churchyard Of St Thomas Becket Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 187° S
  • Standing Cross In The Churchyard Of St Thomas Becket Church (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 187° S
  • Market Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 189° S
  • War Memorial Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 190° S
  • The Chestnut Centre (owls & otters) (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 094° E
  • Squirrel Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 285° WNW
  • Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 125° SE
  • South Head (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 004° N
  • Bolehill Clough (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 075° ENE
  • Eccles Pike (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 250° WSW
  • Ridge Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 179° S
  • Combs Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 218° SW · 32 ha
  • Bugsworth Canal Basin (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 270° W
  • Historic Valve (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 260° W
  • Twenty Trees (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 341° NNW
  • Blackedge Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 171° S
  • Kinder Scout (National Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 022° NNE · 11k acres
  • Heron Crags (Viewpoint) — 3.7 mi, 350° N
  • Gorsey Nook (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 140° SE
  • New Mills Art Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 296° WNW
  • Peak District National Park (National Park) — 4.4 mi, 108° ESE · 14k acres
  • Goyt Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 230° SW
  • Kinder Downfall (Waterfall) — 4.4 mi, 019° NNE
  • Blue John Cavern (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 081° E
  • New Mills Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 298° WNW
  • Treak Cliff Cavern (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 082° E
  • The Slopes, Buxton (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.4 mi, 181° S · 3 ha

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About This Breckend Map Page

Explore Breckend, 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: 53.335675, -1.911029. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.