Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Tomthorn, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tomthorn 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 Tomthorn, 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 | Tomthorn |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.278580 |
| Longitude | -1.890856 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Tomthorn commands a rugged elevation where the High Peak winds gather their strength before descending into the valleys below. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Buxton (from Buxton: bearing 32°T, OS grid SK 073 757), and is situated west-south-west of Batham Gate village. The horizon here is defined by the stark, open expanse of Black Edge, a ridge that draws the eye upward toward the unpredictable Derbyshire sky. To the north-north-west, the still, dark waters of Blackedge Reservoir reflect the changing moods of the clouds with a singular, obsidian clarity. The land around Tomthorn bears the scars of its industrial past, marked by the geological curiosity of the nearby Waterswallows Quarry Sssi, where the earth has been laid bare to reveal deep, limestone strata. Stone walls trace the contours of the fields like fine, grey ink lines on a map, separating the grazing pastures from the wilder scrub. Life in Tomthorn follows the quiet, deliberate pace of a landscape that demands a respectful, sturdy sort of endurance from those who inhabit it. During the sharp winter months, the air grows thin and crystalline, sharpening the silhouettes of the dry-stone boundaries against the muted greens of the moorland.
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Explore Tomthorn, 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: 53.278580, -1.890856. 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. |