Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Whitehough Head, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whitehough Head 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.
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| Place | Whitehough Head |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.332034 |
| Longitude | -1.939267 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Whitehough Head rises as a cluster of gritstone dwellings against the brooding, high-altitude slopes of the Derbyshire landscape. It lies 1.2 miles west-north-west of Chapel-en-le-Frith (from Chapel-en-le-Frith: bearing 296°T, OS grid SK 041 816), and is situated south-south-east of Whitehough village. The horizon here is dominated by the blunt, grassy crown of Eccles Pike, which casts long, slender shadows over the pastures as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent. Beneath these heights, the land retains the quiet stubbornness of the Peak District, where dry-stone walls trace irregular patterns across a terrain shaped by centuries of pastoral toil. During the damp months, the air carries a crisp, mineral sharpness, and the light often takes on a pale, bruised quality that highlights the rugged texture of the local stone. Whitehough Head remains a place of sparse, open rhythms, far removed from the clamour of larger industrial centres. To the east, the tranquil surface of the Mill Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a brief, liquid mirror to the surrounding hillsides. Visitors walking the lanes find the silence interrupted only by the distant bleat of sheep or the sudden, sharp intake of wind across the exposed ridges.
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Explore Whitehough Head, 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: 53.332034, -1.939267. 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. |