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.
| 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 |
The Holmes, a quiet parish in Derbyshire, holds a gentle character. It lies 0.7 km south-east of Derby (from Derby: bearing 132°T, OS grid SK 356 360). The land here unfolds in soft, cultivated plains, often catching the pale gold of an afternoon sun. Though no grand monuments mark its presence, the modest dwellings and well-tended gardens speak of lives lived with a quiet continuity, a tradition of tending the earth that seems to echo through the very soil. The nearby River Derwent, a constant murmur in the distance, lends a subtle pulse to the landscape, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky.
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Explore The Holmes, 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: 52.920769, -1.470813. 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. |