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Eckington Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands

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

How to Use This Eckington, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Eckington, 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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PlaceEckington
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughNorth East Derbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.309496
Longitude-1.356222
Place TypeVillage

About Eckington

Eckington commands a rugged prominence above the valley floor, where the horizon is defined by the sharp, coal-dusted history of the East Midlands. It lies 3.0 miles north of Staveley (from Staveley: bearing 358°T, OS grid SK 429 793), and is situated north-west of Renishaw village. To the north, the slopes of Castle Hill rise with a quiet, grassy stoicism, offering a vantage point that catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon across the rooftops. The industrial pulse of the past remains tangible in the landscape, particularly where the remains of the Seldom Seen Engine House stand as a skeletal reminder of the deep-shaft mining that once dictated the local rhythm. Eckington retains a distinct character, defined not by grand gestures but by the way the stone walls and narrow lanes gather the shadows of the shifting sky. A short distance away, the Tramway Embankment cuts a purposeful line through the earth, marking the path where iron and steam formerly bridged the divide between the collieries and the world beyond. The air here holds a crisp, bracing quality, carrying the scent of damp soil and the faint, lingering memory of hearths burning in the chill. Every street corner reflects a stoic endurance, a place where the weight of geological time meets the persistent, everyday life of a working terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 333° NNW
  • Corner Playhouse (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 245° WSW
  • The Old Drill Hall (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 070° ENE
  • Tramway Embankment (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 092° E
  • Plumbley Colliery Including Seldom Seen Engine House, 600M North East Of Roundhill Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 305° NW · 3 ha
  • Museum And Gift Shop (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 140° SE
  • Beighton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 049° NE
  • Seldom Seen Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 306° NW
  • Chapelwheel Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 096° E
  • Renishaw Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.8 mi, 143° SE · 125 ha
  • Moss Valley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 303° WNW · 26 ha
  • Eckington Marsh (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 229° SW
  • The Moss (River) — 1.0 mi, 301° WNW
  • Renishaw Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 141° SE
  • Foxstone Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 196° SSW
  • The Green (Park) — 1.6 mi, 079° E
  • Short Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 043° NE
  • Village Green (Park) — 2.5 mi, 344° NNW
  • Moss Valley Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 294° WNW · 18 ha
  • Delves Wood Bottom (Valley) — 3.0 mi, 284° WNW
  • Rocky Ridge Railway (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 034° NE
  • Standing Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • Gulliver's Valley Resort (Theme Park) — 3.2 mi, 037° NE
  • Grand Prix Racers (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 034° NE
  • Barlborough Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 104° ESE · 132 ha
  • Cemetery? (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 120° ESE
  • Revolution House (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 227° SW
  • Monument (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 029° NNE
  • Orgreave (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 354° N
  • Graves Park Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.8 mi, 294° WNW

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About This Eckington Map Page

Explore Eckington, 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: 53.309496, -1.356222. 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.