Fritchley Derbyshire Map

About Fritchley

Fritchley, a small Derbyshire village, lies quiet beneath the wide Derbyshire sky. It lies 5.0 km west-north-west of Ripley (from Ripley: bearing 302°T, OS grid SK 355 529), and is situated north-north-west of Bullbridge village. The gentle slopes surrounding Fritchley, often softened by a fine mist, hint at the ancient pathways trod by generations past. A modest church, its stone mellowed by countless seasons, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the heavens. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and distant hedgerows. Though industry once touched these lands, a prevailing sense of peaceful habitation now defines Fritchley, a place where the passage of time is marked more by the changing hues of the fields than by bustling commerce.

About This Fritchley Map Page

Explore Fritchley, 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: 53.073044, -1.470233. 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.