Traditional county: Nottinghamshire · District / Borough: Ashfield · Region: East Midlands
Explore Wighay, Nottinghamshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wighay 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.
| Place | Wighay |
| Traditional County | Nottinghamshire |
| District / Borough | Ashfield |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.049495 |
| Longitude | -1.213803 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Wighay lies quietly in Nottinghamshire, a place where the gentle hum of suburban life meets the enduring presence of the East Midlands landscape. It lies 1.5 km north-north-west of Hucknall (from Hucknall: bearing 329°T, OS grid SK 528 505), and is situated west-south-west of Linby village. The fields surrounding Wighay, often bathed in a soft, diffused light that seems to linger on the horizon, suggest a history of quiet cultivation, a land worked and watched over through generations. Though not marked by grand monuments, the very air here carries a sense of continuity, a subtle echo of the lives that have unfolded amidst its modest dwellings and verdant surroundings. The approach to Wighay from the open country often reveals a scattering of houses, their roofs catching the sun in a way that hints at domestic warmth and settled routines. It is a corner of England where the passage of time feels less like a hurried rush and more like the slow unfolding of a familiar season.
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Explore Wighay, 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: 53.049495, -1.213803. 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 | June 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. |