Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Churchbalk, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Churchbalk 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 Churchbalk, 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 | Churchbalk |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.924943 |
| Longitude | -1.636973 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Churchbalk retains the quiet gravity of the Derbyshire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of ancient boundaries and shifting horizons. It lies 6.6 miles west of Derby (from Derby: bearing 270°T, OS grid SK 245 364), and is situated west-south-west of Lees village. The low, pale light of the Midlands often lingers here, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the Sharrow Hall moated site. This historic ground, with its echoes of medieval industry and sunken earthworks, lends Churchbalk a sense of permanence that defies the quick pace of modern travel. To the south, the rising profile of Hardley Hill breaks the skyline, acting as a silent sentinel over the agricultural rhythms that define the daily life of Churchbalk. The soil itself seems rich with the patient labour of generations who worked these furrows long before the present age. Here, the air carries a crisp, open clarity, unburdened by the clamour of larger towns, allowing the silence of the pasture to settle deeply into the spirit. Each season marks a slow transformation of the hedgerows and lanes, creating a landscape that feels both solitary and profoundly connected to the wider history of the region.
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Explore Churchbalk, 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: 52.924943, -1.636973. 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. |