Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Derbyshire Dales · Region: East Midlands
Explore Bretton, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bretton 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.
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| Place | Bretton |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Derbyshire Dales |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.297860 |
| Longitude | -1.700813 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Bretton occupies a high, windswept ridge of limestone where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than it does in the sheltered valleys below. It lies 6.0 miles north of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 350°T, OS grid SK 200 779), and is situated north-east of Foolow village. The wind carries a sharp, clean clarity across these heights, defining the character of a place fully contained within the Peak District National Park. To the north-east, the steep, wooded flanks of Bretton Clough drop away into the shadows, offering a stark contrast to the open, grazing pastures that define the immediate horizon. The light here has a way of scouring the stone walls until they gleam with a pale, flinty brilliance, marking the boundary between the cultivated field and the wilder gritstone edges. Below the surface, the legacy of lead mining remains a quiet presence, echoed by the nearby Little Pasture Mine which serves as a silent reminder of the industry that once dictated the rhythm of life here. Bretton endures as a solitary outpost, exposed to the shifting moods of the weather and the long, sweeping shadows cast by the afternoon sun.
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Explore Bretton, 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: 53.297860, -1.700813. 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. |