Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Chesterfield · Region: East Midlands
Explore Tapton, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tapton 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 Tapton, 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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| Place | Tapton |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Chesterfield |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.248577 |
| Longitude | -1.413487 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Tapton emerges from the Derbyshire landscape as a quiet junction of suburban life and lingering industrial memory. It lies 1.1 miles north-east of Chesterfield (from Chesterfield: bearing 38°T, OS grid SK 392 725), and is situated south-west of Brimington village. The terrain here rises with a steady, purposeful gait, carrying the weight of its coal-mining heritage beneath modern residential streets. A short walk reveals the Earth and Wildflower Labyrinth, where the geometry of public art offers a contemplative pause amidst the local greenery. Nearby, the waters of Tinker Sick trace a modest path through the landscape, their quiet movement reflecting the changing moods of the Derbyshire sky. Tapton Castle Motte stands as a silent sentinel of an older time, its grassy earthworks providing a vantage point over the shifting horizon. The light in the afternoon often catches the rooftops, turning the slate and brick into a mosaic of muted autumn tones. Residents move through these spaces with a familiarity that binds the history of the earth to the rhythm of contemporary life.
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Explore Tapton, 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: 53.248577, -1.413487. 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. |