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Scotches Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands

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

How to Use This Scotches, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Scotches, 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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PlaceScotches
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughAmber Valley
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.031964
Longitude-1.486632
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Scotches

Scotches commands a sharp incline above the Derwent Valley, where the air holds the cool, damp breath of the rising hills. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-west of Belper (from Belper: bearing 340°T, OS grid SK 345 484). Stone walls delineate the perimeter of Scotches, holding back the weight of the land as it slips toward the valley floor. A short walk south leads to the Beaurepaire Garden, where the afternoon sun catches the silvered leaves of winter, casting long, melancholic shadows across the manicured lawns. The industrial pulse of the region remains visible in the distance, where the silhouette of Strutt's North Mill anchors the horizon, a grey sentinel of a bygone manufacturing age. Rain frequently turns the local footpaths into slick ribbons of dark earth, reflecting the slate-coloured sky that presses down upon the rooftops. Life in Scotches moves with a quiet, measured friction, defined more by the steepness of its streets than by the bustle of the nearby market town. The silence here is rarely absolute, broken only by the distant, rhythmic clatter of metal or the sudden, sharp call of a bird navigating the thermal currents above the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Beaurepaire Garden (Park) — 0.2 mi, 175° S
  • River Gardens (Park) — 0.2 mi, 132° SE
  • Strutt's North Mill (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 177° S
  • Belper Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.6 mi, 052° NE · 6 ha
  • The Ritz (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 155° SSE
  • Coppice Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 158° SSE
  • Flying Geese (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 174° S
  • Derwent Valley Mills (World Heritage Site) — 1.1 mi, 269° W · 13k acres
  • Lower Slades (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 336° NNW
  • Pinchom's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 136° SE
  • Firestone Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 197° SSW
  • Former Target Wall (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 196° SSW
  • Kilburn Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 128° SE
  • Heage Windmill (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 043° NE
  • Ambergate & Ridgeway Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 027° NNE · 1 ha
  • Downmeadow Brook (River) — 2.2 mi, 027° NNE
  • Morley Park Works (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 079° E
  • Moated Site North Of Dannah Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 302° WNW
  • The Great British Car Journey (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 354° N
  • Twelfth Century Tower Keep Castle, Including Sites Of An Eleventh Century Motte And Bailey Castle, An Anglian Cemetery And A Romano-British Settlement (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 182° S · 1 ha
  • Crich Chase Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 003° N · 118 ha
  • Denby Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 102° ESE
  • Fritchley Windmill (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 022° NNE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 025° NNE
  • Butterley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 059° ENE
  • Crich Stand (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 359° N
  • National Tramway Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 359° N
  • Quarndon Topograph (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 184° S
  • West Shed Experience (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 062° ENE
  • Serpentine Pond (Wetland) — 4.6 mi, 204° SSW

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About This Scotches Map Page

Explore Scotches, 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: 53.031964, -1.486632. 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.