Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Coxbench, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coxbench 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 Coxbench, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Derbyshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Coxbench and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Coxbench |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.988144 |
| Longitude | -1.447199 |
| Place Type | Village |
Coxbench occupies a quiet fold of the Amber Valley where the land tilts firmly toward the south. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-east of Belper (from Belper: bearing 150°T, OS grid SK 372 435), and is situated south-south-west of Horsley village. The horizon here is defined by the heavy, wooded bulk of Drum Hill, which catches the low autumn sun and casts long, cooling shadows across the lower pastures. Beneath these slopes, the earth holds the memory of industrial toil, where coal once dictated the pace of life before the silence returned to the fields. A short distance away, the ruins of Horston Castle offer a skeletal reminder of medieval ambition, standing in stark contrast to the unassuming brickwork of the local dwellings. The air often carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby Gipsy Brook, a narrow vein of water that carves a persistent path through the surrounding greenery. Coxbench remains a place of subtle transitions, where the rigid lines of historical defense have long since softened into the quiet indifference of the modern countryside. Residents move through these lanes with an unforced cadence, largely untroubled by the encroaching pace of the wider world.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Coxbench, 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: 52.988144, -1.447199. 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. |