Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Short Heath, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Short Heath 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.
| Place | Short Heath |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.731303 |
| Longitude | -1.551018 |
| Place Type | Village |
Short Heath rests quietly in the South Derbyshire district, a small cluster of homes and fields. It lies 4.7 km south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 175°T, OS grid SK 304 149), and is situated east-south-east of Overseal village. The land here, gently rolling and often touched by the soft, diffused light of the East Midlands, whispers of past agricultural endeavours, the soil bearing the quiet memory of seasons past. A few lanes, like veins in the landscape, thread through the scattered dwellings, hinting at a life lived at a pace that allows for observation of the sky's slow transformation. The air, when the wind stirs from the open fields, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hedgerows, a fragrance that speaks not of grand pronouncements but of the enduring quietude of the countryside. Short Heath, in its unassuming presence, offers a glimpse into the subtle beauty of a place defined by its earth and sky.
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Explore Short Heath, 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: 52.731303, -1.551018. 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 | June 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. |