Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horsley Woodhouse 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.
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| Place | Horsley Woodhouse |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.000306 |
| Longitude | -1.415067 |
| Place Type | Village |
Horsley Woodhouse commands a ridge of elevated ground that surveys the undulating folds of the Amber Valley with a quiet, persistent authority. It lies 2.8 miles west-south-west of Heanor (from Heanor: bearing 251°T, OS grid SK 393 449), and is situated west-north-west of Smalley village. The terrain here rises to meet the sky, catching a thin, silver light that makes the stone walls appear as if they were hewn from the very clouds themselves. To the south-south-west, the low-lying basin of the Golden Valley gathers the evening mist, providing a stark, shadowed contrast to the exposed height upon which Horsley Woodhouse keeps its watch. A short distance to the north-north-west, the remnants of the Rykneld Street Section Of Roman Road suggest a landscape that has long served as a thoroughfare for the persistent march of history. The earth beneath these lanes retains the memory of coal-hewing and clay-winning, industries that once defined the rugged character of the local folk. Even today, the wind carries a sharp, clean clarity across the fields, unburdened by the heavy industry that once clouded these Derbyshire skies. Horsley Woodhouse remains a place of firm edges and honest horizons, where the architecture of the past stands in plain, unadorned dialogue with the open weather.
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Explore Horsley Woodhouse, 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: 53.000306, -1.415067. 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. |