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The Holmes Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · Unitary authority: City of Derby · Region: East Midlands

Explore The Holmes, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Holmes 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	The Holmes
Traditional County	Derbyshire
Unitary Authority	City of Derby
Region	East Midlands
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.920769
Longitude	-1.470813
Place Type	Suburban Area

About The Holmes

The Holmes emerges from the industrial shadow of the East Midlands, caught in a quiet tension between urban progress and the persistent flow of the River Derwent. It lies 0.4 miles south-east of Derby (from Derby: bearing 132°T, OS grid SK 356 360). The terrain here is low-lying and flat, a floodplain that has long absorbed the damp, grey light characteristic of the Derbyshire basin. Nearby, the waters of the Mill Fleam provide a mirror to the sky, offering a thin, silver ribbon of movement against the solid brickwork of the surroundings. The Holmes maintains a practical character, where the hum of modern transit often drifts over the remnants of older, water-driven industry. Pedestrians traversing the path toward the nearby Riverside Gardens find the air thick with the scent of damp earth and coming rain, a reminder of the river’s proximity. Throughout the day, the shifting sun reveals the stark, geometric lines of the local infrastructure, casting long shadows that seem to anchor The Holmes firmly to the heavy, alluvial soil. This landscape does not shout for attention, but instead reveals its history through the muted, rhythmic pulse of the water and the pale reflection of the clouds upon the surface of the nearby pools.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Derby Theatre (Theatre) — 0.0 mi, 222° SW
Riverside Gardens (Park) — 0.1 mi, 005° N
Showcase Cinema de Lux (Cinema) — 0.1 mi, 232° SW
Philip Noel-Baker (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 271° W
Mill Fleam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 099° E
Osnabrück Milestone (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 295° WNW
Derby Computer Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 306° NW
Class 37 Locomotive Cab (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 119° ESE
St Mary'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 344° NNW
Derby Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 291° WNW
Museum of Making (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 329° NNW
Royal Crown Derby Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 178° S
Derby Arboretum (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.7 mi, 180° S · 9 ha
Derby Gaol (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 292° WNW
Pickford's House Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 291° WNW
Roman Bath House At Parker'S Piece (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 348° NNW
The Old Cemetery, Derby (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 261° W · 2 ha
Littlechester Roman Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 350° N · 4 ha
Vernon Street Prison (County Gaol) (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 283° WNW
Darley Abbey Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 347° NNW
Clough and Taylor statue (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 114° ESE
Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 299° WNW
Dam Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 005° N
Bramble Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 273° W
Markeaton Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 306° NW
Famous Trains Model Railway (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 299° WNW
Markeaton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 288° WNW
Breadsall Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 043° NE · 5 ha
Boulton Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 151° SSE · 4 ha

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