Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Westthorpe, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Westthorpe 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 Westthorpe, 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 | Westthorpe |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.313866 |
| Longitude | -1.319067 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Westthorpe remains a quiet witness to the tectonic shifts of industry that once defined the industrial heart of Derbyshire. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-east of Staveley (from Staveley: bearing 23°T, OS grid SK 454 798), and is situated north of Spinkhill village. The horizon here is defined by the heavy, lingering memory of coal extraction, yet the land has softened into a verdant relief where old workings have surrendered to the slow reclamation of scrub and grass. A short distance to the east, The Green offers a modest, manicured pause in the landscape, providing a sharp contrast to the rugged, untamed elevation of Gannow Hill nearby. Westthorpe retains a stoic character, its streets echoing with the residual gravity of an era when the rhythmic churn of machinery dictated the pulse of the day. To the west, the water of Chapelwheel Dam holds the pale, diffused light of the East Midlands, reflecting a sky that feels vast and unburdened by the smoke of former years. The wind carries a crisp, raw edge across these fields, grounding the modern commuter’s pace in the persistent, unchanging clay of the North East Derbyshire soil. Through the changing seasons, Westthorpe persists as a place where the industrial past is not erased, but slowly absorbed into the quiet, patient architecture of the countryside.
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Explore Westthorpe, 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: 53.313866, -1.319067. 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. |