Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: Amber Valley · Region: East Midlands
Explore Wakebridge, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wakebridge 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 Wakebridge, 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 | Wakebridge |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | Amber Valley |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.096181 |
| Longitude | -1.494635 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wakebridge reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone dwellings scattered across the rugged slopes of the Amber Valley. It lies 3.4 miles east-north-east of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 74°T, OS grid SK 339 555), and is situated north-north-east of Whatstandwell village. The limestone geology here holds the weight of centuries, its pale, fractured surfaces catching the low, slanted light of the Derbyshire afternoons. A short walk to the east reveals the National Tramway Museum, where the rhythmic clatter of vintage machinery echoes against the hillside. Above this industrial curiosity, the peak of Crich Mount rises with a silent, imposing grace, crowned by the stone silhouette of Crich Stand. The terrain remains scarred by the deep, subterranean memory of lead mining, a legacy that once defined the labour of those who worked the nearby earth. Water moves through the landscape with purpose, trickling toward the hidden veins of the valley floor where the land softens into meadow. Wakebridge maintains a sparse, weathered character, defined more by the shifting moods of the sky than by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Wakebridge, 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: 53.096181, -1.494635. 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. |