Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Wessington, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wessington 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 Wessington, 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 | Wessington |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.116873 |
| Longitude | -1.444116 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wessington commands a quiet vantage point over the rolling Derbyshire landscape, where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath a wide, shifting sky. It lies 2.7 miles west-north-west of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 300°T, OS grid SK 373 578), and is situated south-south-east of Brackenfield village. The Green serves as the heart of Wessington, a patch of managed grass that catches the low, pale light of winter afternoons with a singular, sharp clarity. Beyond these central acres, the land slopes away toward the modest, purposeful flow of Lindwaysprings Brook. Local industry once relied upon the surrounding loam and the rhythms of a rural economy, leaving behind stone walls that have weathered into the colour of dry oats. To the north, the expanse of Ogston Reservoir acts as a cool, reflective mirror, drawing the gaze toward the horizon where the hills sharpen against the clouds. The architecture here avoids grandiosity, preferring the honest, sturdy lines of gritstone cottages that seem to have grown directly from the subsoil. Walking these lanes, one notices how the air carries a persistent, clean chill, sharpened by the proximity of high ground and open water.
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Explore Wessington, 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: 53.116873, -1.444116. 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. |