Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Slack, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Slack 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.
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| Place | Slack |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.163227 |
| Longitude | -1.502328 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Slack emerges from the rugged topography of North East Derbyshire as a quiet point of orientation within the undulating folds of the limestone plateau. It lies 2.7 miles north-east of Matlock (from Matlock: bearing 52°T, OS grid SK 333 630), and is situated south-west of Kelstedge village. The terrain here holds a stark, unadorned beauty, where the light catches the gritstone edges of the slopes as they descend toward the low-lying hollows. To the south-south-west, the rise of Amber Hill commands the horizon, casting long, deliberate shadows that stretch across the fields as the sun begins its slow retreat. Water defines the deeper creases of the land, with the persistent, rhythmic movement of Hodgelane Brook carving its path through the earth just to the north. Slack feels tethered to this hydrological pulse, a place where the air carries the cool, damp scent of moving water and broken rock. The stone walls that trace the boundaries of the paddocks appear as if they grew directly from the soil, weathered by seasons of wind and the heavy, grey skies typical of the East Midlands. Here, the land does not merely exist; it asserts a geological patience, offering a stillness that seems to absorb the modern world into its ancient, craggy quietude.
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Explore Slack, 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: 53.163227, -1.502328. 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. |