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.
| 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, a modest hamlet, breathes a quiet existence in the East Midlands. It lies 5.4 km east-north-east of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 71°T, OS grid SK 401 803), and is situated south of Ridgeway village. The land here, gently rising, catches the afternoon sun in a way that lends a soft, burnished hue to the surrounding fields, a subtle warmth that seems to seep into the very stone of its older cottages. A small stream, the very namesake of Ford, meanders through the landscape, its surface reflecting the shifting moods of the sky like a polished looking-glass. Though its past may not resound with grand pronouncements, Ford carries the quiet dignity of places that have simply endured, their stories whispered by the wind rustling through the hedgerows. The air, often carrying the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, speaks of a life lived in harmony with the seasons.
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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 | June 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. |