Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Lower Birchwood, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Birchwood 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.
| Place | Lower Birchwood |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.081562 |
| Longitude | -1.356327 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Birchwood unfolds its quiet existence in the Amber Valley, a place where the land gently rolls and the air carries the scent of damp earth after a spring shower. It lies 2.7 km south-east of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 130°T, OS grid SK 432 540), and is situated east-north-east of Leabrooks village. The houses of Lower Birchwood, often built from the warm, russet brick characteristic of the region, present a stoic, unassuming face to the world, their windows reflecting the shifting moods of the Derbyshire sky. The surrounding countryside, a patchwork of fields and hedgerows, has long been shaped by agricultural rhythms, and the faint hum of distant traffic is a modern counterpoint to the timeless murmur of the wind through the trees. Here, the days often begin with a soft, diffused light, softening the edges of the suburban landscape and lending a contemplative air to the morning.
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Explore Lower Birchwood, 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: 53.081562, -1.356327. 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 | June 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. |