Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cliffside, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cliffside 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 Cliffside, 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 | Cliffside |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.091357 |
| Longitude | -1.489136 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Cliffside commands a rugged prominence over the Amber Valley, where the limestone strata of Derbyshire rise to meet the shifting sky. It lies 3.6 miles east of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 80°T, OS grid SK 343 550), and is situated north-west of Crich village. The wind here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, sweeping across the high ridges toward the iconic silhouette of Crich Stand, which keeps a silent, stone vigil over the horizon. Beneath these elevated slopes, the legacy of industrial endeavour lingers in the earth, hinting at the deep-veined history that once defined this landscape. Cliffside maintains a quiet proximity to the National Tramway Museum, where the echoes of iron wheels on tracks serve as a rhythmic reminder of a more mechanical age. The terrain drops away toward the west, guiding the gaze toward the waters of Gregory Dam that gather the grey light of afternoon into a still, reflective pool. This landscape does not merely exist; it asserts its presence through the stark, unyielding geometry of its drystone walls and the sparse, resilient hawthorn that grips the hillsides. Life in Cliffside moves with the deliberate pace of the high country, dictated by the turning seasons and the sudden, sweeping shadows cast by the passing clouds.
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Explore Cliffside, 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: 53.091357, -1.489136. 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. |