Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Peak Forest, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Peak Forest 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Peak Forest, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Derbyshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Peak Forest and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Peak Forest |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.313679 |
| Longitude | -1.828238 |
| Place Type | Village |
Peak Forest commands a high, limestone plateau where the horizon pulls away in long, bruised sweeps of heather and pale grass. It lies 3.5 miles east-south-east of Chapel-en-le-Frith (from Chapel-en-le-Frith: bearing 102°T, OS grid SK 115 796), and is situated east-south-east of Sparrowpit village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Peak District National Park, the cold wind often carries the sharp, mineral tang of the earth’s deep architecture. To the northeast, the valley of Conies Dale cuts a smooth, verdant scar into the rolling topography, offering a sheltered contrast to the exposed ridges above. The history of Peak Forest remains tethered to the lead industry, where the earth was once ransacked for its veins of ore, leaving behind the husks of sites like the Hill’s Venture Lead Mine. Stone walls, built with a dry, jagged precision, map out the fields like a grey, interlocking puzzle across the undulating ground. The local church stands as a sturdy sentinel, its presence marking a site once famous for the clandestine marriages performed by its ministers during the eighteenth century. Here, the light has a habit of sharpening the edges of the limestone, casting long, austere shadows that emphasize the solitude of the high, moorland air.
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Explore Peak Forest, 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: 53.313679, -1.828238. 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. |