Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Bolsover · Region: East Midlands
Explore Glapwell, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Glapwell 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 Glapwell, 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 | Glapwell |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Bolsover |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.188575 |
| Longitude | -1.283368 |
| Place Type | Village |
Glapwell commands a ridge of Derbyshire limestone that offers long, uninterrupted views across the shifting textures of the East Midlands. It lies 2.8 miles south of Bolsover (from Bolsover: bearing 172°T, OS grid SK 479 659), and is situated east of Doe Lea village. The light here possesses a singular clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of older walls as the sun descends toward the distant, rolling silhouettes of Hardwick Park. Centuries of coal extraction once defined the horizon, yet the earth has since reclaimed much of the industrial scar, folding the remnants of the past into the quietude of Pleasley Pit Country Park. Glapwell sits upon a high, wind-swept plateau where the air feels sharp and unburdened by the humidity of lower valleys. Beneath the surface, the strata of the earth hold the weight of a heavy, carboniferous history that shaped the livelihoods of generations. Today, the stillness of the surrounding fields provides a stark contrast to the clatter of the former collieries, leaving only the sound of the wind moving through the hawthorn hedges. Glapwell endures as a place of open horizons, where the sky claims a greater portion of the landscape than the buildings themselves.
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Explore Glapwell, 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: 53.188575, -1.283368. 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. |