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Carsington Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Derbyshire Dales · Region: East Midlands

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carsington, 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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PlaceCarsington
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughDerbyshire Dales
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.077311
Longitude-1.625782
Place TypeVillage

About Carsington

Carsington rests upon the limestone ribs of the Derbyshire Dales, where the light catches the pale stone of the houses like a sudden, quiet breath. It lies 2.2 miles west of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 260°T, OS grid SK 251 534), and is situated east-south-east of Brassington village. High above the rooftops, the ancient earth of Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perseverance, West Head, and Break Hollow holds the silent scars of medieval field boundaries and forgotten lead mines. These humps and hollows remain as ghostly memories of industry, watching over the current of life that flows through the parish. To the northeast, the Ivet Low Bowl Barrow rises from the grass, a lonely mound of earth that has stared at the shifting clouds for centuries. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the rolling horizon, far removed from the heavy smoke of distant industrial plains. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the nearby Carsington Water Visitor Centre, where the vast, glass-like expanse of the reservoir reflects the sky in a mirror of shifting blues and greys. Carsington maintains a composure of its own, defined by the enduring resilience of the rock beneath its feet and the wide, unencumbered bowl of the Derbyshire heavens above.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow And Other Small Mines And Medieval Field Boundaries (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 323° NW · 78 ha
  • Bowl Barrow On Carsington Pasture, 800M South East Of Brassington Brickworks (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Ivet Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 044° NE
  • Bee'S Nest And Green Clay Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 319° NW · 15 ha
  • Gallows Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 056° ENE
  • The Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 288° WNW
  • Harboro' Rocks (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 337° NNW
  • Carsington Water Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 209° SSW
  • Wall Lands Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 258° WSW · 9 ha
  • Gnome (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 210° SSW
  • Carsington Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 159° SSE
  • Marks Dale (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 003° N
  • Middleton Top Winding Engine (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 054° NE
  • Ible Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 005° N
  • Scow Brook (River) — 2.1 mi, 194° SSW
  • Millfields Picnic Area (Park) — 2.2 mi, 184° S
  • Millfields (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 186° S
  • Northern Light Cinema (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 080° E
  • National Stone Centre (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 063° ENE
  • Wirksworth Museum & Association Shop (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 080° E
  • Middleton Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 032° NNE
  • Alton Brook (River) — 2.5 mi, 130° SE
  • Steeple Grange Light Railway (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 061° ENE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 040° NE
  • Blake Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 008° N
  • Sheep Pasture Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 061° ENE
  • Masson Mills Working Textile Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Cromford Mills (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Second Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 053° NE
  • Willersley Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 051° NE · 26 ha

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About This Carsington Map Page

Explore Carsington, 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: 53.077311, -1.625782. 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.