Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Low Leighton, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Low Leighton 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 | Low Leighton |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.365505 |
| Longitude | -1.985474 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Low Leighton holds a quiet command over the eastern slopes of the Goyt Valley, where the Derbyshire gritstone meets the softening reach of the Peak District. It lies 0.7 miles east of New Mills (from New Mills: bearing 92°T, OS grid SK 010 854). Stone walls, weathered by generations of damp wind, trace the boundaries of sloping pastures that catch the pale, silver light of an approaching evening. Beyond the immediate rise, the terrain dips toward the deep, shadowed gorge of the Torrs Riverside Park, where the industrial echoes of the past remain trapped in the churn of the water. Residents of Low Leighton look out across a landscape where the heavy, soot-stained history of textile production has slowly surrendered to the quiet encroachment of moss and meadow. The air here carries the sharp, clean scent of high-altitude grass, unburdened by the smoke that once choked the chimneys of the valley floor. Nearby, the Mill Pond acts as a glassy, unblinking eye, reflecting the shifting clouds that drift perpetually over the Pennine fringes. Low Leighton remains a place of transition, caught between the robust, industrious gravity of its neighbours and the wild, indifferent expanse of the surrounding hills.
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Explore Low Leighton, 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: 53.365505, -1.985474. 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. |