Padfield Derbyshire Map

About Padfield

Padfield rests beneath the wide Derbyshire sky, a place where the land rises and falls with a quiet determination. It lies 2.2 km north-north-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 344°T, OS grid SK 028 961), and is situated east of Hadfield village. The air here often carries a certain sharpness, a hint of the moors that lie close at hand, and the stone of its older buildings seems to absorb the muted light of the East Midlands. The former textile mills, though largely silent now, still stand as stoic witnesses to a working past, their red brickwork softened by the passage of years and the persistent green of moss. A palpable sense of continuity pervades Padfield, a feeling that the lives lived here, both past and present, are threads woven into the enduring fabric of the landscape. The gentle murmur of the River Etherow, a constant companion to the village, adds its own subtle melody to the quietude.

About This Padfield Map Page

Explore Padfield, 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: 53.462251, -1.957984. 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.