Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Bassetlaw · Region: East Midlands
Explore Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gringley on the Hill 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 Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, 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 | Gringley on the Hill |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| District / Borough | Bassetlaw |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.408521 |
| Longitude | -0.891230 |
| Place Type | Village |
Gringley on the Hill commands a high, singular prominence, surveying the flat expanse of the surrounding Nottinghamshire landscape like a watchful sentinel. It lies 4.9 miles west of Gainsborough (from Gainsborough: bearing 277°T, OS grid SK 738 907), and is situated north-north-east of Clayworth village. The earth here rises abruptly from the low-lying plains, granting Gringley on the Hill a vantage point where the light seems to linger longer against the horizon. Ancient echoes of human occupation remain visible to the east at Beacon Hill Camp, where the earthworks suggest a long-standing familiarity with these elevated ridges. A short walk west of the church, the stone Market Cross stands as a quiet witness to centuries of local commerce and the steady passage of seasons. Below these heights, the Chesterfield Canal SSSI traces a deliberate, glassy path through the countryside, reflecting the heavy, shifting clouds of the East Midlands. The soil, rich and dark, has long tethered the lives of residents to the cycles of the harvest and the temperament of the open sky. Each street and lane retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, built from the very limestone and brick that define the local geology. In the stillness of an autumn evening, the air carries a crispness that clarifies the distance, revealing the quiet majesty of a landscape shaped by both wind and water.
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Explore Gringley on the Hill, Nottinghamshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.408521, -0.891230. 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. |