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Morley Smithy Derbyshire Map

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

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PlaceMorley Smithy
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughErewash
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.970280
Longitude-1.416544
Place TypeVillage

About Morley Smithy

Morley Smithy reveals itself as a quiet gathering of stone and slate amid the rolling folds of the Erewash landscape. It lies 4.0 miles south-west of Heanor (from Heanor: bearing 222°T, OS grid SK 392 415), and is situated south-south-west of Morley village. The light here often feels thin and silver, catching the pale edges of the nearby Morley Brick Pits Sssi, where the earth has been turned over to reveal the heavy, deep-red clay beneath. History lingers in the shadows of the nearby Motte South-West Of Morley House Farm, a silent, earthen mound that anchors the horizon in a past long stripped of its timber defences. Across the fields, the wind carries a damp, earthy scent from the Boosemoor Brook, which carves its way through the lower pastures with persistent, low-voiced intent. Morley Smithy remains a place of understated industry, where the rhythmic hum of the modern world is softened by the persistence of hedgerows and ancient field boundaries. There is a particular clarity to the air here, sharpened by the absence of grand monuments, leaving only the honest, enduring weight of the Derbyshire soil. Each morning, the frost clings to the exposed ridges, tracing the lines of a landscape that has been worked by hands for centuries.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Morley Brick Pits Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.2 mi, 293° WNW · 2 ha
  • The Mound (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 180° S
  • Motte South-West Of Morley House Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 180° S
  • Sacheverell-Bateman Mausoleum (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 152° SSE
  • Marks Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Breadsall Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 187° S · 5 ha
  • Bagheera (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 290° WNW
  • Boosemoor Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 237° WSW
  • Horsley Castle Tower Keep Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 315° NW
  • Gipsy Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 338° NNW
  • Horston Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Golden Valley (Valley) — 1.7 mi, 355° N
  • Smalley Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 039° NE
  • Locko Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 151° SSE · 159 ha
  • Park Hall Moated Site, Well And Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 068° ENE
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 156° SSE
  • Nooney's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 230° SW
  • The Bottle Kiln (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 084° E
  • Allestree Park (Park) — 2.9 mi, 258° WSW
  • Duffield Millennium Meadow (Park) — 2.9 mi, 292° WNW
  • Pump (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 249° WSW
  • footpath (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 080° E
  • Quarndon Topograph (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 268° W
  • Dale Abbey ruins (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 123° ESE
  • Robert Ludlam Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 237° WSW
  • Wildlife Watching Area (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 068° ENE
  • Radio Communication Museum of Great Britain (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 207° SSW
  • Museum of Making (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 219° SW
  • Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 040° NE
  • Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (Theatre) — 4.0 mi, 228° SW

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About This Morley Smithy Map Page

Explore Morley Smithy, 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: 52.970280, -1.416544. 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.