Shaw Derbyshire Map

About Shaw

Shaw breathes the open sky of the High Peak, a place where the land itself seems to hold a quiet, enduring strength. It lies 2.0 km west-north-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 300°T, OS grid SK 017 950), and is situated north-east of Gamesley village. The surrounding landscape, etched with the tracks of ancient watercourses, falls away towards the broader sweep of the Peak District National Park, a wilder beauty that colours the very air here. Though once a part of the industrial heartland, the echoes of its mill-building past are now softened by the gentle greens of pasture and the hardy resilience of heather on the higher ground. The quality of light in Shaw, particularly in the late afternoon, can lend a luminous glow to the stone cottages, as if the very walls absorb and then softly radiate the day's warmth. Here, the pace of life feels attuned to the slow turning of the seasons, a steady rhythm unhurried by the clamour of larger settlements.

About This Shaw Map Page

Explore Shaw, 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: 53.452287, -1.975446. 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.