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Waingroves Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands

Explore Waingroves, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Waingroves 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.

Interactive Map of Waingroves, Derbyshire

How to Use This Waingroves, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Waingroves, 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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PlaceWaingroves
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughAmber Valley
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.039868
Longitude-1.386538
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Waingroves

Waingroves maintains a quiet composure atop the rising ground of the Amber Valley, where the horizon broadens to capture the fading amber light of late afternoon. It lies 1.1 miles south-east of Ripley (from Ripley: bearing 127°T, OS grid SK 412 493). The terrain here slopes away into a patchwork of fields, reflecting a legacy of coal extraction that once defined the rhythm of the earth beneath the houses. Residents often walk toward the nearby Pit Top, a former colliery site now reclaimed by grass and sky, offering a panoramic view that turns the surrounding hills into a shifting study of shadow and depth. The wind carries a faint, sharp clarity across these slopes, unhindered by the dense clusters of industry that marked the district in earlier centuries. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Loscoe Dam mirror the changing clouds, providing a stillness that contrasts with the persistent hum of the modern world. Waingroves retains a sturdy, unassuming character, defined by the grit of its industrial heritage and the enduring patience of its landscape. Each lane holds a memory of the men who laboured in the deep, yet today the paths lead only toward the gentle, open spaces of the Derbyshire countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pit Top (Park) — 0.5 mi, 278° W
  • Ripley Greenway (Park) — 1.0 mi, 324° NW
  • Loscoe Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 134° SE
  • Cromford Canal (River) — 1.3 mi, 032° NNE
  • Codnor Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 075° ENE · 4 ha
  • Butterley Works Blast Furnaces, Canal Tunnel And Underground Wharf (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 337° NNW
  • Golden Valley (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Jessop (Codnor) Monument (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 050° NE
  • Matthew Kirtley Building (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 359° N
  • Road Transport Building (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 002° N
  • West Shed Experience (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 354° N
  • Swanwick Junction Museum Complex (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 000° N
  • Butterley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 338° NNW
  • Denby Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 227° SW
  • Heanor Acorn Sculpture "Wings and Wheel" (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 144° SE
  • Codnorpark Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 044° NE
  • Morley Park Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 267° W
  • Hartshay Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 317° NW
  • Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Repairer (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 144° SE
  • Ticknall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 222° SW
  • Pye Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Heage Windmill (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 288° WNW
  • Eastwood Theatre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 114° ESE
  • Ambergate & Ridgeway Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 293° WNW · 1 ha
  • Belper Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 267° W · 6 ha
  • Fritchley Windmill (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 310° NW
  • The Ritz (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 254° WSW
  • Wildlife Watching Area (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 151° SSE
  • Bagthorpe Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 068° ENE · 6 ha
  • Wingfield Manor (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 325° NW

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About This Waingroves Map Page

Explore Waingroves, 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: 53.039868, -1.386538. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.