Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · Unitary authority: City of Nottingham · Region: East Midlands
Explore Old Basford, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Basford 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 Old Basford, 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 | Old Basford |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Nottingham |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.985048 |
| Longitude | -1.181428 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Old Basford retains the echoes of its industrial lineage, where the rhythmic clatter of textile looms once defined the morning air. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Nottingham (from Nottingham: bearing 328°T, OS grid SK 550 433), and is situated east-south-east of Nuthall village. The landscape bears the steady, persistent imprint of the Day Brook, which carves a quiet path through the terrain as it winds toward the River Leen. Victorian brickwork gives the streets a somber, enduring weight, reflecting a time when the hum of production dictated the daily tide of human movement. Beyond the built environment, the open spaces of Heathfield Park offer a reprieve where the pale, shifting light of the East Midlands softens the hard edges of the brick facades. High above the low-lying valley, the distant silhouette of Soldiers' Hill marks the northern horizon, grounding the perspective of the observer against a vast, grey-blue sky. Old Basford remains a place of deliberate transition, where the heavy legacy of manufacture meets the persistent, quiet expansion of modern suburban life.
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Explore Old Basford, 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: 52.985048, -1.181428. 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. |