Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Cowley, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowley 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 Cowley, 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 | Cowley |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.290024 |
| Longitude | -1.500182 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cowley commands a modest, elevated position within the North East Derbyshire landscape, where the earth rises to meet the open sky in quiet defiance of the industrial plains below. It lies 1.3 miles south-west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 228°T, OS grid SK 334 771), and is situated east of Cartledge village. The terrain here holds a rugged composure, defined by the steady, silver-grey pulse of Dunston Brook as it carves a path through the lower reaches to the south-west. Ancient echoes linger in the vicinity of the Castle Hill Motte And Bailey Castle, where the earthwork’s form suggests a long-vanished vigilance over the surrounding vale. Light gathers with particular clarity upon the slopes, illuminating the transition between the high, arable fields and the sudden, shadowed depth of the surrounding woodlands. Cowley maintains a distinct, solitary character, keeping its distance from the busier thoroughfares that define the wider region. Every stone and hedgerow in Cowley reflects a history of patient husbandry, standing as a testament to those who have long worked this resilient, iron-rich soil.
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Explore Cowley, 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: 53.290024, -1.500182. 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. |