Traditional county: Derbyshire · Unitary authority: City of Derby · Region: East Midlands
Explore Derby, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Derby 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.
This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Derby, 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 Derby and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Derby.
Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Derby |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Derby |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.924693 |
| Longitude | -1.478054 |
| Place Type | City |
Derby emerges from the low-lying basin of the River Derwent, where the water cuts a silver, reflective path through the heart of the East Midlands. Moving through the thoroughfares, one senses the transition from the soft, rolling hills of the southern Peak District to the more deliberate, brick-lined geometry of the urban centre. The light here often catches the river’s surface with a metallic glint, reflecting a landscape that feels perpetually in motion, as if the current itself dictates the pace of those who walk its banks. Whether strolling toward the tranquil green of the Riverside Gardens or navigating the bustling inner ring road, Derby carries the quiet, industrious hum of a place where the countryside’s openness is never far from the solid, grey-stone reality of a working river town. Industrial ambition has long defined the rhythm of Derby, dating back to the arrival of the Romans and the later Viking influence that shaped its early merchant spirit. The economy transformed irrevocably with the dawn of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, when the Derwent Valley became a crucible for innovation, housing the world’s first factory and fostering a culture of precision engineering. Today, the legacy of this ingenuity remains anchored in global aerospace and rail manufacturing, with companies like Rolls-Royce and Alstom serving as the modern successors to the silk mills that once harnessed the river’s power. This evolution from water-driven textiles to high-altitude propulsion has left Derby with a pragmatic, forward-looking character that values the blueprint as much as the finished product. Cultural life in Derby draws its vitality from a blend of sporting tradition and a stubborn, creative independence that refuses to be overshadowed by its neighbours. The city boasts a proud footballing heritage through Derby County, a club whose history is as deeply ingrained in the local consciousness as the music of figures like the actor Alan Bates or the playwright Howard Brenton. Beyond the stadium, the arts institutions—including the vibrant theatres and the historic collection housed within the Derby Museum and Art Gallery—provide a sanctuary for intellectual curiosity. Festivals and galleries animate the streets, offering a counterpoint to the industrial weight of the past and ensuring that the creative pulse of Derby beats with an intensity that surprises those who look beneath the surface. Architecture in Derby reveals a layered narrative, where the medieval craftsmanship of the Cathedral’s tower looms over streets dominated by the refined, red-brick Georgian elegance of Pickford’s House. The city possesses a distinct, gritty beauty in its landmarks, such as the Museum of Making, which stands as a functional monument to the ingenuity that once powered the nation. Crossing the ancient St Mary’s Bridge, one encounters a cityscape that prioritises utility and invention, from the public art commemorating astronomers like John Flamsteed to the modern digital archives housed in the Derby Computer Museum. It is a place of stark contrasts, where the gravity of historic stone meets the glass-and-steel ambition of a city that has always looked toward the next invention to define its future.
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Explore Derby, 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: 52.924693, -1.478054. 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.
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 | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| 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. |