Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Williamthorpe, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Williamthorpe 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 Williamthorpe, 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 | Williamthorpe |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.187507 |
| Longitude | -1.362778 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Williamthorpe emerges from the quiet geography of North East Derbyshire as a place where the industrial echoes of the past have softened into a tranquil, open landscape. It lies 2.6 miles east-north-east of Clay Cross (from Clay Cross: bearing 56°T, OS grid SK 426 657), and is situated west of Holmewood village. The land here carries the weight of former colliery workings, yet nature has reclaimed the depressions with a slow, deliberate grace. To the north-northeast, the waters of Williamthorpe Ponds catch the pale, silver light of the morning, acting as a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift across the expansive Derbyshire sky. Nearby, the presence of Muster Brook provides a rhythmic, low-voiced accompaniment to the movement of the wind through the tall grasses. Williamthorpe retains the character of its coal-mining heritage, even as the earth settles and the hedgerows thicken around the perimeter of the modern suburban fringe. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, allowing the sun to strike the fields with a clarity that renders every furrow and dip in the terrain distinct. This quiet corner of the East Midlands endures as a testament to the resilience of the land after the heavy machinery has long since departed.
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Explore Williamthorpe, 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: 53.187507, -1.362778. 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. |