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Woodhead Derbyshire Map

Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands

Explore Woodhead, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodhead 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 Woodhead, Derbyshire

How to Use This Woodhead, Derbyshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Woodhead, 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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PlaceWoodhead
Traditional CountyDerbyshire
District / BoroughNorth East Derbyshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.158956
Longitude-1.449016
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Woodhead

Woodhead keeps a quiet vigil over the rolling contours of the North East Derbyshire landscape. It lies 1.5 miles west-south-west of Clay Cross (from Clay Cross: bearing 250°T, OS grid SK 369 625), and is situated east-south-east of Littlemoor village. The terrain here rises with a stubborn, geological patience, reflecting the rugged character of the nearby Fall Hill. To the west, the limestone strata of the Fall Hill Quarry Sssi break through the verdant skin of the earth, revealing the raw, grey bones of the region. Woodhead remains a place where the light catches the incline of the fields, turning the long shadows of late afternoon into sharp, indigo silhouettes against the horizon. A short distance to the south, the expansive waters of the Ogston Reservoir Sssi gather the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds in a wide, glassy basin. This proximity to such profound natural features lends the lanes a sense of isolation, where the wind carries the scent of damp stone and wild grass. Life in Woodhead follows the steady pulse of the seasons, unencumbered by the clamour of larger, more frantic centres of industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fall Hill Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 265° W · 4 ha
  • Fall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 267° W
  • Kenning Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 068° ENE
  • Press Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 076° ENE
  • South Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 149° SSE
  • Ogston Reservoir Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 170° S · 96 ha
  • Horsecar Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
  • Garrett Green (Park) — 2.0 mi, 083° E
  • Ruins Of Trinity Chapel (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 197° SSW
  • Section Of Ryknield Street Roman Road 220M North East Of Pear Tree Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 041° NE
  • Trinity Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 199° SSW
  • Wall Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 010° N
  • Mill Goit (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 027° NNE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 156° SSE
  • Section Of Rykneld Street 80Yds (70M) Long N Of Redleadmill Brook (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 032° NNE
  • Cuckoostone Dale (Valley) — 3.5 mi, 264° W
  • Holymoorside & Walton South Boundary Stone (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 325° NW
  • Holymoorside and Walton South East Boundary Stone (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 335° NNW
  • Bone Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 255° WSW
  • Wishing Stone (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 252° WSW
  • Tom Hulatt's Mile (North end) (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 093° E
  • Bailey's Tump (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 254° WSW
  • Matlock Farm Park (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 286° WNW
  • Farley Moor (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 275° W
  • Riber Castle (Castle) — 4.5 mi, 241° WSW
  • The Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 020° NNE
  • Sydnope Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.6 mi, 281° W · 82 ha
  • Pic Tor (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 249° WSW
  • Escape (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 250° WSW
  • National Tramway Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 201° SSW

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About This Woodhead Map Page

Explore Woodhead, 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: 53.158956, -1.449016. 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.