Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Broxtowe · Region: East Midlands
Explore Watnall, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Watnall 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 Watnall, 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 | Watnall |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| District / Borough | Broxtowe |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.004809 |
| Longitude | -1.251394 |
| Place Type | Village |
Watnall carries the quiet weight of the Nottinghamshire coal seams beneath its modern lanes, where the hum of industry has long since surrendered to the persistent growth of hedgerows. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-east of Kimberley (from Kimberley: bearing 26°T, OS grid SK 503 455). The low, pale light of winter often catches the limestone remnants of the nearby No. 12 Group RAF ruins, grounding the horizon in a stark, military geometry. Beyond these concrete echoes, the land lifts toward the Sledder Wood Meadows SSSIs, where the soil holds a damp, ancient memory of unmanaged meadows. Watnall retains a sense of seclusion, defined by the narrow veins of road that link its brick-built cottages to the wider sweep of the county. The air here feels thin and sharp, particularly when the wind travels across the fallow fields toward the remnants of Greasley Castle. Time in Watnall operates by the slow turning of seasons rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby motorway, leaving the landscape to settle into a deep, grassy stillness.
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Explore Watnall, 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: 53.004809, -1.251394. 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. |