Walton Derbyshire Map

About Walton

Walton, a quiet suburb within Derbyshire's Chesterfield district, offers a pleasant aspect of East Midlands life. It lies 2.5 km south-west of Chesterfield (from Chesterfield: bearing 231°T, OS grid SK 363 696). The landscape here unfolds with a gentle, almost unhurried grace, where the fields, often a rich, earthy brown after the plough, meet the neat rows of houses. An old parish church, its stone weathered to a soft grey, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a familiar marker against the often-softening Derbyshire sky. Walton's character is one of modest domesticity, a place where the afternoon sun might catch the chrome of a parked car or the bright paintwork of a garden shed, each detail a small, ordinary truth. The air, especially after a spring shower, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant hawthorn hedges.

About This Walton Map Page

Explore Walton, 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: 53.222359, -1.457684. 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.