Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Gorsey Leys, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gorsey Leys 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 Gorsey Leys, 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 | Gorsey Leys |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.737951 |
| Longitude | -1.559303 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gorsey Leys emerges from the quiet intersection of Derbyshire’s clay-rich lanes and the remnants of a coal-dusted past. It lies 2.5 miles south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 182°T, OS grid SK 298 156), and is situated north-east of Overseal village. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, where the low-slung horizon is defined more by the legacy of extraction than by the drama of high peaks. To the east, the woodland canopy near the Conkers National Forest Centre draws a soft, dark line against the sky, tempering the light that falls over the local pastures. The earth around Gorsey Leys retains a heavy, moisture-laden quality, as if the soil itself remembers the industrial churn that once defined the wider region. A mile to the south-west, the rise of Cadborough Hill provides a vantage point where one might watch the weather roll in across the Midlands, shifting the colour of the fields from ochre to a deep, bruised slate. In the silence of a weekday morning, the geography of Gorsey Leys feels deliberate, anchored by the slow drainage of the land and the steady encroachment of the surrounding forest. It is a place where the modern quietude belies the frantic, soot-stained energy of the mines that once dictated the movement of every man in the valley.
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Explore Gorsey Leys, 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: 52.737951, -1.559303. 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. |