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High Lee Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands

Explore High Lee, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Lee 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.

Interactive Map of High Lee, Derbyshire

How to Use This High Lee, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for High Lee, 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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PlaceHigh Lee
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughHigh Peak
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.369110
Longitude-2.007175
Place TypeSuburban Area

About High Lee

High Lee occupies a modest rise of land within the gritstone landscape of the High Peak. It lies 0.3 miles north-west of New Mills (from New Mills: bearing 316°T, OS grid SJ 996 858). High Lee maintains a quiet detachment from the industrial hum that once defined the valleys below, where the cooling shadow of the Pennines dictates the character of the morning light. Residents often look towards the nearby High Lea Park, where the deliberate order of Victorian landscaping offers a stark contrast to the wilder, unkempt slopes of the surrounding hills. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and coal-smoke memory, a reminder of the subterranean veins of fuel that powered the region’s past. Beyond the immediate stonework of the houses, the terrain dips sharply toward the deep, limestone-carved gorge of The Torrs Riverside Park, where water continues its patient, rhythmic erosion of the earth. High Lee remains a place of transition, caught between the rigorous geometry of its stone walls and the sprawling, untamed reach of the moorland that rises to the north. Through the shifting seasons, the stone facades reflect a muted, grey-blue palette, grounding the architecture firmly against the expansive Derbyshire sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • High Lea Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 152° SSE
  • New Mills Heritage Centre (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 173° S
  • The Torrs Riverside Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 150° SSE
  • Mousley Bottom (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 199° SSW
  • New Mills Art Theatre (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 157° SSE
  • 3 stones (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 161° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 194° SSW
  • Peak Forest Canal (River) — 1.2 mi, 246° WSW
  • Mellor Cross (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Broadhey Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 182° S
  • Cross Base In The Churchyard Of St Mary'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 237° WSW
  • Mill Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 066° ENE
  • River Sett (River) — 1.8 mi, 066° ENE
  • Bollinhurst Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 221° SW
  • Ridge Quarry View Point (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 286° WNW
  • Black Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 189° S
  • Samuel Oldknow's home (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 311° NW
  • Oldknow'S Limekilns, Strines Road (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 309° NW
  • Wayside And Boundary Cross Known As The Dipping Stone (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 180° S
  • Bugsworth Canal Basin (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 147° SSE
  • Carver Theatre (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Lyme Hall (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 222° SW
  • Lyme Park (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 225° SW
  • Regent (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 308° NW
  • Matley Moor Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 037° NE · 3 ha
  • Jackson's Brick Works (Conservation Area) (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Toddbrook Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 171° S · 19 ha
  • Marple Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 292° WNW
  • Torkington Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 292° WNW
  • Anson Engine Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 248° WSW

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About This High Lee Map Page

Explore High Lee, 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: 53.369110, -2.007175. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.