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Palterton Derbyshire Map

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

Explore Palterton, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Palterton 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.

Interactive Map of Palterton, Derbyshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Palterton, 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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PlacePalterton
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughBolsover
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.210888
Longitude-1.291292
Place TypeVillage

About Palterton

Palterton carries the quiet weight of Derbyshire limestone beneath an expansive, shifting sky. It lies 1.2 miles south of Bolsover (from Bolsover: bearing 178°T, OS grid SK 474 684), and is situated west of Scarcliffe village. The horizon here is dominated by the distant, stone-wrought silhouette of Bolsover Castle, which anchors the northern view like a silent sentinel of a different age. Below the ridge, the land eases into a series of gentle folds where the waters of Stockley Brook trace a path through the valley floor. The light in Palterton often catches the pale masonry of the older cottages, turning the grey rock into a soft, honeyed gold during the late afternoon. Residents look out toward the Doe Lea Stream Section Sssi, a landscape that holds the slow, deliberate memory of geological time within its protected banks. Life in Palterton follows the patient rhythm of the seasons, marked by the turning of the soil and the wind that sweeps across the plateau. This corner of the East Midlands remains defined by its sturdy, unassuming architecture and a landscape that keeps its own counsel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stockley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 213° SSW
  • Doe Lea Stream Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 301° WNW
  • Four Watchtowers Sw Of Town (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 009° N
  • Hornscroft Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 008° N
  • Medieval Town Defences, 183M South East Of Church Of St Mary And St Lawrence, And 335M North East Of Bolsover Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 009° N · 1 ha
  • Strickle Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 199° SSW
  • Bolsover Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.3 mi, 354° N · 4 ha
  • Bolsover Castle: Eleventh Century Motte And Bailey Castle, Twelfth Century Tower Keep Castle And Seventeenth Century Country House. (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 354° N · 4 ha
  • Breaking The Mould (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 327° NNW
  • Fox Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 069° ENE
  • Heath Old Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 239° WSW
  • Langwith Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 089° E
  • Stainsby Mill (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 211° SSW
  • Chapel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 235° SW
  • Heath Community Peace Garden (Park) — 2.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Car Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 180° S
  • Stainsby Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 214° SW
  • Williamthorpe Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 248° WSW
  • Hardwick Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.8 mi, 191° S · 300 ha
  • Hardwick Old Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 195° SSW
  • Pleasley Cross (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 145° SE
  • Teversal To Pleasley Railway Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 164° SSE · 5 ha
  • Pleasley Vale (Valley) — 3.6 mi, 127° SE
  • Langwith Whaley Thorns Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 066° ENE
  • Markland Grips (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 029° NNE
  • Teversal Coal Garden (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 176° S
  • Skegby Troughs (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 164° SSE
  • Cemetery? (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 008° N
  • The Playhouse (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 277° W
  • Creswell Crags (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 047° NE

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About This Palterton Map Page

Explore Palterton, 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: 53.210888, -1.291292. 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.