Windley Derbyshire Map

About Windley

Windley, a quiet hamlet in Derbyshire, exhales the scent of damp earth and distant hay. It lies 4.5 km west-south-west of Belper (from Belper: bearing 237°T, OS grid SK 310 449), and is situated south-east of Turnditch village. The gentle slopes surrounding Windley are often softened by a pearly mist, especially in the early mornings, lending the landscape a dreamlike quality. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and elder, trace the boundaries of fields where sheep graze with an almost somnolent air. The modest church, its stone weathered by centuries of wind and rain, stands as a quiet sentinel, its bell tower a familiar silhouette against the often-grey Derbyshire sky. Life in Windley moves with the seasons, a steady, unhurried cadence that seems to echo the slow growth of the oak trees that dot the surrounding countryside.

About This Windley Map Page

Explore Windley, 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: 53.001360, -1.538135. 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.