Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: High Peak · Region: East Midlands
Explore Woodseats, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodseats 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 Woodseats, 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 | Woodseats |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | High Peak |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.432236 |
| Longitude | -2.008932 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woodseats emerges from the rugged topography of the High Peak as a quiet assembly of stone dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the Pennine weather. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Glossop (from Glossop: bearing 253°T, OS grid SJ 995 928), and is situated south-south-west of Bankwood Gate village. The horizon here is dominated by the broad, brooding shoulders of Mottram Hill, which casts long, contemplative shadows over the pastures during the late afternoon. Water flows with a persistent, cold clarity through the landscape, feeding the Mill Pond where the surface often holds the grey light of a Derbyshire sky like polished slate. Woodseats maintains a stoic character, shaped by the harsh demands of upland farming and the slow, rhythmic persistence of the seasons. Ancient markers like the Cairn On Ludworth Intakes remain anchored in the high ground, serving as silent witnesses to generations who have navigated these windswept slopes. The air carries a sharp, clean vitality, untempered by the industry of the lowlands and resonant with the call of curlews above the heather. Every drystone wall surrounding Woodseats acts as a testament to the patient labour of those who cleared the fields, stacking the gritstone until it seemed a natural extension of the earth itself.
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Explore Woodseats, 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: 53.432236, -2.008932. 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. |