Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Ford, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford 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 Ford, 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 | Ford |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.318872 |
| Longitude | -1.399344 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford remains a quiet collection of stone and slate held within the green folds of the Derbyshire landscape. It lies 3.4 miles east-north-east of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 71°T, OS grid SK 401 803), and is situated south of Ridgeway village. The hamlet gathers its character from the slow, persistent movement of the nearby Robin Brook, which carves a modest silver path through the surrounding fields. Sunlight here often catches the damp surfaces of the local terrain, illuminating the subtle shifts in elevation that define the approach to the Moss Valley. To the west, the water of the Mill Pond holds a dark, glassy stillness that reflects the changing temper of the sky. Ford maintains an understated presence, where the boundary between the cultivated garden and the wilder hedgerow feels thin and porous. The architecture of Ford reflects a history of small-scale industry, where the stones seem to keep the memory of the water-wheels that once turned in the vicinity. Walking the lanes, one observes how the horizon toward Bowercinder Hill rises with an assertive, ancient gravity that anchors the entire valley.
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Explore Ford, 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: 53.318872, -1.399344. 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. |