Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · Unitary authority: City of Nottingham · Region: East Midlands
Explore Highbury Vale, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highbury Vale 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 Highbury Vale, 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 | Highbury Vale |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Nottingham |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.994491 |
| Longitude | -1.184602 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Highbury Vale emerges from the northern fringes of Nottingham as a quiet intersection of industrial heritage and residential life. It lies 2.5 miles west-south-west of Arnold (from Arnold: bearing 257°T, OS grid SK 548 444), and is situated south of Bestwood Village village. The local topography reveals a subtle, rhythmic incline that draws the eye toward the horizon, where the modest rise of Soldiers' Hill provides a natural boundary to the north-northeast. In the late afternoon, the low-angled sun catches the brickwork of older dwellings, casting long, sharp shadows that lend a sudden, gravitas-filled depth to the street corners. Highbury Vale retains a distinct character shaped by the legacy of the coal and transport industries, which once dictated the movement of goods through these lanes. A short distance away, the Leen Valley creates a corridor of green that softens the transition between the built environment and the wider countryside. Residents often traverse the paths that wind toward the outskirts, where the air feels thinner and carries the faint, cool scent of damp earth and distant fields. Even amidst the modern pace of the East Midlands, the spirit of the place remains tethered to these persistent, quiet contours of the land.
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Explore Highbury Vale, 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: 52.994491, -1.184602. 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. |