Newtown Derbyshire Map

About Newtown

Newtown, a suburban hamlet within Derbyshire's High Peak, breathes the quiet air of the East Midlands. It lies 0.8 km south-south-west of New Mills (from New Mills: bearing 197°T, OS grid SJ 997 846). The landscape here, a gentle swell of land, often catches the soft, diffused light characteristic of English valleys, casting long shadows across fields that have known generations of cultivation. Small clusters of houses, their brickwork warmed by the sun, huddle together as if for companionship against the vast, open skies of the Peak District National Park, to which this corner of Derbyshire belongs. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Newtown carries a subtle resonance of the industrial past, whispers of the mills that once drew life to the surrounding valleys, their echoes now softened by time and the persistent charm of rural life.

About This Newtown Map Page

Explore Newtown, 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: 53.358548, -2.005475. 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.