Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Makeney, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Makeney 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 | Makeney |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.995206 |
| Longitude | -1.476236 |
| Place Type | Village |
Makeney retains a quiet, industrial dignity that reflects the enduring legacy of the Derwent Valley’s textile heritage. It lies 2.0 miles south of Belper (from Belper: bearing 174°T, OS grid SK 352 443), and is situated south of Milford village. Stone cottages and substantial Victorian residences define the streetscape, their grey masonry absorbing the soft, diffuse light that frequently descends from the nearby heights of Sunny Hill. To the west, the landscape holds the silent, earth-bound weight of a twelfth-century tower keep castle, where the ghost of medieval fortification lingers beneath the grass. Makeney sits at a point where the valley floor narrows, forcing the air to move with a persistent, cooling purpose. The proximity of the River Ecclesbourne ensures that the ground remains perpetually damp, nourishing the dense greenery that encroaches upon the stone boundaries. Residents often walk the lanes where the shadows grow long and sharp, tracing routes that have served the valley since the height of the water-powered spinning mills. There is a perceptible gravity here, a sense that the architecture and the watercourses have long ago reached a final, stubborn agreement.
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Explore Makeney, 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: 52.995206, -1.476236. 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. |