Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Derbyshire Dales · Region: East Midlands
Explore Northwood, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Northwood 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 | Northwood |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Derbyshire Dales |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.177971 |
| Longitude | -1.606429 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Northwood occupies a limestone shelf that tilts gently toward the encroaching shadows of the Derwent Valley. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-west of Darley Dale (from Darley Dale: bearing 327°T, OS grid SK 264 646), and is situated south-south-east of Rowsley village. The horizon here is dominated by the dark, brooding profile of Black Hill, which catches the first amber light of dawn before it spills across the lower pastures. Beneath this high ground, the remnants of the Hillcarr Sough remind the observer of a time when men laboured deep beneath the earth to drain the lead mines, leaving a quiet, subterranean legacy in the soil. The air in Northwood carries a bracing clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the River Wye as it winds its serpentine path through the nearby lowlands. Stone walls, built with the stubborn patience of local craftsmen, divide the fields into a geometric quilt that holds the history of the land in its dry-stone embrace. On clear afternoons, the sun gilds the gritstone edges of the landscape, casting long, melancholy shadows that stretch toward the valley floor. Northwood remains a place of quiet endurance, where the weight of the surrounding peaks tempers the haste of the modern world.
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Explore Northwood, 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: 53.177971, -1.606429. 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. |