Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Charlestown, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Charlestown 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 Charlestown, 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 | Charlestown |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.431804 |
| Longitude | -1.951121 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Charlestown maintains a steady, industrious character, anchored to the rugged slopes of the High Peak. It lies 0.8 miles south of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 187°T, OS grid SK 033 927). The elevated terrain here draws the gaze toward the wild expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the sky seems to weigh more heavily upon the heather and gritstone. Below the houses, the quiet surface of Mill Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a glassy stillness that contrasts with the brisk winds carving through the nearby valley of Herod Clough. Charlestown emerged from the industrial impulses of the north, and traces of this utilitarian past linger in the solid masonry of the older dwellings. The air often carries a sharp, clean chill, typical of a landscape that serves as a high-altitude threshold between the urban lowlands and the vast, untamed moors. Walking these lanes, one notices how the late afternoon sun illuminates the stone walls with a pale, amber glow, turning the mundane facades into objects of singular, fleeting beauty.
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Explore Charlestown, 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: 53.431804, -1.951121. 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. |