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Cowhill Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands

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

How to Use This Cowhill, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cowhill, 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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PlaceCowhill
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughAmber Valley
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.015549
Longitude-1.478167
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Cowhill

Cowhill rises upon the sloping shoulders of the Amber Valley, where the horizon is defined by the steady, industrial legacy of Derbyshire’s foothills. It lies 0.5 miles south-south-east of Belper (from Belper: bearing 166°T, OS grid SK 351 465). A quiet austerity lingers in the architecture here, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of textile mills dictated the pace of the surrounding countryside. Residents often walk toward the nearby Park, where the light catches the dew on the grass in long, pale streaks during the early morning hours. Beyond the domestic rows, the terrain shifts toward the northern currents of Coppice Brook, which carves a modest, silver vein through the verdant valley floor. The geography of Cowhill feels shaped by the gravity of the nearby market town, yet it maintains a distinct, elevated perspective above the valley’s deeper shadows. From this vantage, the climb toward Pinchom's Hill provides a clear view of the way the landscape holds its breath between the suburban fringes and the wilder heights. Such proximity to the open expanse ensures that Cowhill remains grounded in the physical reality of the earth, even as the modern world pushes against its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 031° NNE
  • Coppice Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 353° N
  • Belper Memorial Garden (Park) — 0.5 mi, 358° N
  • The Ritz (Cinema) — 0.5 mi, 353° N
  • Flying Geese (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 324° NW
  • Pinchom's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 088° E
  • Firestone Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 246° WSW
  • Former Target Wall (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 245° WSW
  • Strutt's North Mill (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 340° NNW
  • Kilburn Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 091° E
  • Belper Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 004° N · 6 ha
  • Twelfth Century Tower Keep Castle, Including Sites Of An Eleventh Century Motte And Bailey Castle, An Anglian Cemetery And A Romano-British Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 195° SSW · 1 ha
  • Derwent Valley Mills (World Heritage Site) — 1.8 mi, 308° NW · 13k acres
  • River Ecclesbourne (River) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
  • Rykneld Street Section Of Roman Road S Of Ticknall Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 096° E
  • Duffield Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 180° S
  • Lower Slades (Valley) — 2.5 mi, 339° NNW
  • Denby Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 079° E
  • Horston Castle (Historic Ruins) — 2.6 mi, 144° SE
  • Heage Windmill (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 021° NNE
  • Ambergate & Ridgeway Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 011° NNE · 1 ha
  • Quarndon Topograph (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 191° S
  • The Great British Car Journey (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 351° N
  • Serpentine Pond (Wetland) — 3.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Crich Chase Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 357° N · 118 ha
  • Hay Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.1 mi, 215° SW
  • Smalley Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 115° ESE
  • Pump (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 184° S
  • Kedleston Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.3 mi, 212° SSW · 400 ha
  • Sacheverell-Bateman Mausoleum (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 142° SE

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About This Cowhill Map Page

Explore Cowhill, 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: 53.015549, -1.478167. 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.