Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Lightwood, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lightwood 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 Lightwood, 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 | Lightwood |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.333006 |
| Longitude | -1.433112 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lightwood endures as a quiet collection of dwellings where the boundary between the Derbyshire gritstone and the encroaching southern suburbs of Sheffield begins to blur. It lies 2.8 miles north-east of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 40°T, OS grid SK 378 819), and is situated west-north-west of Ridgeway village. The topography here rises into a series of ridges that catch the low, slanted winter sun, casting long shadows across the fields that define the horizon. To the south-east, the Moss Valley Meadows SSSi protects a landscape of ancient hay meadows, where the grass grows tall and heavy with the scent of damp earth and clover. Lightwood remains tethered to this rural character, keeping a respectful distance from the busier thoroughfares that bisect the wider district. A brief walk towards the west reveals Oakes Park, where the historic grounds offer a spacious, cooling reprieve from the modern bustle of the nearby cities. The air in Lightwood carries a distinct, crisp edge, suggestive of the high moorlands that lie further to the west. These surroundings preserve a stillness that feels intentional, holding onto an older, slower way of observing the turning of the seasons.
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Explore Lightwood, 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: 53.333006, -1.433112. 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. |