Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Erewash · Region: East Midlands
Explore Sawley, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sawley 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 Sawley, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Derbyshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sawley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Sawley |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Erewash |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.879724 |
| Longitude | -1.299152 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sawley stretches across the flat, alluvial plains of the Trent Valley where the river’s slow, deliberate movement dictates the pace of the low-lying horizon. It lies 1.8 miles south-west of Long Eaton (from Long Eaton: bearing 218°T, OS grid SK 472 315), and is situated south-south-east of Breaston village. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, humid stillness, particularly where Sawley sits within the protected expanse of the Lockington Marshes SSSI. Ancient, silted channels run through the ground like hidden veins, while the nearby Sawley Cut traces a man-made geometry against the softer curves of the natural riverbank. Sunlight often catches the damp, reeds-choked margins of these waterways, turning the grey water into a mirror of polished lead. Near the spire of All Saints’ Church, the earth preserves the faint, uneven indentations of a Roman fort, a silent reminder of how long men have held this precarious footing against the rising floods. Sawley maintains its character through these remnants, where the weight of the water and the depth of the soil seem to hold the modern world at a respectful, quiet distance.
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Explore Sawley, 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: 52.879724, -1.299152. 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. |