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Westthorpe Derbyshire Map

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.

Interactive Map of Westthorpe, Derbyshire

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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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PlaceWestthorpe
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughNorth East Derbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.313866
Longitude-1.319067
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Westthorpe

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Green (Park) — 0.1 mi, 088° E
  • Chapelwheel Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 241° WSW
  • Beighton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 277° W
  • Gannow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 058° ENE
  • Nethermoor Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 009° N
  • Short Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 342° NNW
  • Tramway Embankment (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 253° WSW
  • Policemen (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 228° SW
  • Killamarsh Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 062° ENE
  • Renishaw Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.4 mi, 229° SW · 125 ha
  • Museum And Gift Shop (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 236° SW
  • Woodall Bottoms (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 080° E
  • County Dike (River) — 1.5 mi, 032° NNE
  • Corner Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 258° WSW
  • Rother Valley Country Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 010° N
  • Barlborough Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.0 mi, 124° SE · 132 ha
  • Plumbley Colliery Including Seldom Seen Engine House, 600M North East Of Roundhill Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 271° W · 3 ha
  • Standing Cross (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Seldom Seen Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 273° W
  • Moss Valley Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 274° W · 26 ha
  • Gulliver's Valley Resort (Theme Park) — 2.3 mi, 010° N
  • Grand Prix Racers (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 006° N
  • Rocky Ridge Railway (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 005° N
  • Crabtree Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 111° ESE · 4 ha
  • Eckington Marsh (Wetland) — 2.5 mi, 247° WSW
  • Cemetery? (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 141° SE
  • Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 008° N
  • Whitwell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.4 mi, 104° ESE
  • Markland Grips (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 134° SE
  • Orgreave (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 335° NNW

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About This Westthorpe Map Page

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 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.