Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Porterhouse, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Porterhouse 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 Porterhouse, 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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| Place | Porterhouse |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.047108 |
| Longitude | -1.396146 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Porterhouse holds the quiet, industrial memory of Amber Valley within its sturdy brickwork and sloping streets. It lies 0.5 miles east-south-east of Ripley (from Ripley: bearing 107°T, OS grid SK 405 501). The morning light often catches the lingering chill of the valley floor, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the nearby Pit Top, where the reclaimed earth now offers a soft, green reprieve from the region’s coal-dusted past. Beyond the houses, the Ripley Greenway traces a slender, leafy artery that invites residents to walk where iron once moved in the service of local trade. Porterhouse retains a grounded, unpretentious character, defined by the steady rhythm of a landscape that has traded the clamour of furnaces for the stillness of suburban life. The nearby Butterley Works Blast Furnaces stand as heavy, silent sentinels, reminding those who pass by of the fire and iron that once shaped the very contour of these hills. Rainwater gathers in the dark, quiet corners of the parish, reflecting a sky that seems wider here than in the more crowded streets to the west. Every chimney stack and garden wall contributes to the persistent, honest gravity of the place, anchoring Porterhouse firmly to its Derbyshire roots.
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Explore Porterhouse, 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: 53.047108, -1.396146. 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. |