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Lowgates Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Chesterfield · Region: East Midlands

Explore Lowgates, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lowgates 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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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lowgates, 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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PlaceLowgates
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughChesterfield
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.270455
Longitude-1.342578
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lowgates

Lowgates marks a steady transition between the industrial legacy of the Chesterfield district and the reclaiming of the land by reed and water. It lies 0.5 miles east-north-east of Staveley (from Staveley: bearing 57°T, OS grid SK 439 750). The landscape here holds the quiet memory of coal seams, yet it now finds a softer rhythm in the wetlands that mirror the shifting East Midlands sky. A short walk west, Victoria Park offers a patch of maintained green where the light catches the leaves in a way that makes the urban edges feel distant. To the southeast, the water of Netherthorpe Flash gathers in the low ground, acting as a silver basin for the local wildlife that has long since replaced the clamour of the pits. Lowgates retains a grounded, unpretentious character, defined by the modest brickwork of its terraces and the way the horizon remains wide and open. The air carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby brooks, reminding anyone passing through that nature is slowly stitching itself back into the seams of the terrain. This is a place where the heavy industry of the past has quietened, leaving behind a resilient, understated stillness that invites a slower pace of observation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Victoria Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 238° WSW
  • Netherthorpe Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 128° SE
  • Norbriggs Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 051° NE
  • Mastin Moor Community Garden (Park) — 1.0 mi, 074° ENE
  • Pools Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 190° S
  • Hawke Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 120° ESE
  • Ringwood Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 237° WSW
  • Renishaw Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.1 mi, 357° N · 125 ha
  • Museum And Gift Shop (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 356° N
  • Oceanic Flower (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 359° N
  • Eckington Marsh (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 327° NNW
  • Brock Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 252° WSW
  • Slayley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 083° E
  • Tramway Embankment (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 359° N
  • Standing Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 060° ENE
  • Corner Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 347° NNW
  • Cemetery? (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 075° ENE
  • Duckmanton Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 199° SSW · 4 ha
  • Barlborough Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.2 mi, 055° NE · 132 ha
  • Plumbley Colliery Including Seldom Seen Engine House, 600M North East Of Roundhill Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 341° NNW · 3 ha
  • Seldom Seen Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 340° NNW
  • Bolsover Castle (Castle) — 3.3 mi, 146° SE
  • Moss Valley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.4 mi, 338° NNW · 26 ha
  • Revolution House (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 270° W
  • Woodall Bottoms (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Pomegranate Theatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 235° SW
  • Chesterfield Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 235° SW
  • Markland Grips (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 093° E
  • Heath Old Church (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 171° S
  • Monk Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 277° W

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About This Lowgates Map Page

Explore Lowgates, 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: 53.270455, -1.342578. 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.