Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Mapperley, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mapperley 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 Mapperley, 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 | Mapperley |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.982999 |
| Longitude | -1.358671 |
| Place Type | Village |
Mapperley reveals itself through a landscape of weathered stone and reclaimed industrial earth, where the remnants of former collieries have surrendered to the slow reclamation of bracken and grass. It lies 2.1 miles south of Heanor (from Heanor: bearing 188°T, OS grid SK 431 430), and is situated east-north-east of Stanley Common village. The horizon here is defined by the heavy, silent presence of Shipley Hill, rising above the lowlands like a watchful sentinel over the quiet lanes. To the north-north-east, the surface of Mapperley Reservoir holds the grey light of the sky with a mirror-like stillness, disturbed only by the occasional ripple of waterfowl. Fragments of the past linger in the soil, most notably at the nearby moated site in Mapperley Park Wood, where the earth retains the faint, stubborn memory of medieval foundations. The light in Mapperley possesses a particular, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of the hedgerows and highlights the muted, earthy tones of the local brickwork. This is a place where the clamour of historical coal extraction has long since faded, leaving behind a landscape that breathes with a quiet, persistent independence. Local life now follows the steady pulse of the seasons rather than the frantic whistle of the pit head.
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Explore Mapperley, 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: 52.982999, -1.358671. 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. |