Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore High Cross Bank, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Cross Bank 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 High Cross Bank, 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 | High Cross Bank |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.753870 |
| Longitude | -1.583871 |
| Place Type | Village |
High Cross Bank occupies a quiet pocket of the South Derbyshire landscape where the earth holds the memory of deep seams and coal-dusted industry. It lies 1.8 miles south-west of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 219°T, OS grid SK 281 174), and is situated west-north-west of Mount Pleasant village. The light here often takes on a pale, silvered quality, filtered through the gentle rise of the land that leads toward the ancient elevation of Cadley Hill. Only a short distance to the north-north-west, the earthworks of the Castle Gresley Motte And Bailey Castle remain as a low, grassy hummock, a silent witness to the centuries that have smoothed the sharp edges of the past. High Cross Bank retains a modest, unassuming character, defined by the steady pulse of the surrounding Midlands terrain rather than the clamour of modern ambition. Paths wander outward from the houses, tracing routes that once served the heavy machinery of the collieries, now softened by encroaching hawthorn and wild grasses. To the south, the Linton Village Orchard offers a brief seasonal abundance, its trees standing in rows that catch the afternoon sun before the shadows lengthen across the fields. The air carries a faint, persistent coolness, a reminder of the proximity to the historic mining heartland that defined the shape and rhythm of this local geography.
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Explore High Cross Bank, 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: 52.753870, -1.583871. 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. |