Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Birley Edge, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birley Edge 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 Birley Edge, South Yorkshire, 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 | Birley Edge |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.430916 |
| Longitude | -1.502896 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Birley Edge commands a steep, elevated prominence that oversees the industrial sprawl of northern Sheffield with a stoic, windswept resolve. It lies 3.6 miles north-north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 337°T, OS grid SK 331 927), and is situated south of Grenoside village. The high, rocky spine of Birley Edge itself acts as a geological sentinel, catching the pale, shifting light of the Pennine sky as it rolls eastward. Below these heights, the landscape descends toward the gentle, wooded expanse of the Romano-British field system at Wheata Wood, where the earth still holds the faint, stubborn memory of ancient hearths. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, untethered by the low-lying smoke of the valley, and possesses an clarity that makes the distant horizon seem unnervingly close. In the quieter hours, one might wander toward the Fox Hill Whale, a curious piece of public art that anchors the southern slope with a playful, metallic weight against the backdrop of the moorland. The terrain remains rugged and unforgiving, defined by the sharp contrast between the gritstone outcrops and the encroaching green of the surrounding countryside. Residents of Birley Edge observe the seasons not through the bustle of a market, but through the changing palette of the heather and the persistent, whistling draft that claims the ridge.
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Explore Birley Edge, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.430916, -1.502896. 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. |