Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cowdale, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowdale 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 Cowdale, 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 | Cowdale |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.244068 |
| Longitude | -1.877308 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cowdale emerges from the limestone ribs of the earth, a quiet cluster of stone reflecting the pale, bruised light of the Derbyshire sky. It lies 1.7 miles east-south-east of Buxton (from Buxton: bearing 116°T, OS grid SK 082 719), and is situated east-north-east of Harpur Hill village. This small collection of dwellings finds itself sheltered within the vast, rolling expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon feels heavy with the weight of ancient geological upheaval. To the northeast, the eponymous Cow Dale carves a sharp, grassy incision into the plateau, offering a sanctuary for flora that thrives in the thin, alkaline soil. The land here bears the scars of a strenuous industrial past, particularly where the remnants of a large limestone extraction site remain as a testament to the heavy labour once demanded by these hills. Nearby, the rounded tumuli of the Gospel Hillocks rise like slumbering giants from the turf, marking the final resting places of those who walked these ridges centuries ago. The light in Cowdale possesses a crystalline quality, turning the grey masonry of the older buildings into shards of silver during the brief, clear afternoons of late autumn. Every path around Cowdale leads the traveller toward a deeper silence, where the wind carries the scent of crushed clover and the distant, dry rattle of stone.
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Explore Cowdale, 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: 53.244068, -1.877308. 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. |