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Bracken Moor South Yorkshire Map

Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

Explore Bracken Moor, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bracken Moor 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.

Interactive Map of Bracken Moor, South Yorkshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bracken Moor, 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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PlaceBracken Moor
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughSheffield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.475359
Longitude-1.589251
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Bracken Moor

Bracken Moor commands a rugged prominence where the industrial grit of South Yorkshire meets the persistent, windswept ambition of the Pennine fringe. It lies 0.6 miles south-south-east of Stocksbridge (from Stocksbridge: bearing 156°T, OS grid SK 273 977). The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular tension, drawing the eye toward the looming silhouette of Cockshot Hill that defines the southern horizon. Bracken Moor remains tethered to a legacy of heavy manufacture, yet the air carries a crispness derived from the surrounding high ground. A short walk toward the north reveals Watson House Green, a small verdant pocket where the light often settles in long, pale slants against the grass. Below the slopes, the landscape holds the quiet remnants of former industry, balanced by the enduring presence of the moorland air. The houses of Bracken Moor anchor themselves against the incline, observing a valley that has long traded the furnace fire for a wider, more open sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Watson House Green (Park) — 0.2 mi, 041° NE
  • Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens (Park) — 0.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • Glass Furnace, Bolsterstone (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 295° WNW
  • Grandad Fox (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 355° N
  • Cockshot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 154° SSE
  • Allen Croft Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 289° WNW
  • Hole House Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 335° NNW
  • Round Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 140° SE
  • Steel Project View Point (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 350° N
  • Broomhead Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 211° SSW
  • Raynor Clough (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 175° S
  • More Hall Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 149° SSE
  • Bitholmes Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 121° ESE
  • Tin Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 062° ENE
  • Iron Age And Roman Quern Workings On Wharncliffe Rocks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 089° E · 33 ha
  • Wharncliffe Crags Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 095° E · 16 ha
  • Water Powered Bloomery, Iron Forge And Rolling Mill At Low Forge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 047° NE · 2 ha
  • Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 045° NE
  • Sheephouse Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 309° NW
  • Canyards Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 215° SW · 66 ha
  • Wortley Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.0 mi, 067° ENE · 240 ha
  • Penistone Paramount Cinema (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 335° NNW
  • Middle Moss Spring (Wetland) — 3.9 mi, 250° WSW
  • Thornseat Lodge (ruin) (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 212° SSW
  • Brusten Croft Slack (Wetland) — 4.0 mi, 243° WSW
  • Duke of Argyll Monument (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 046° NE
  • Site of Thornseat House (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 220° SW
  • Ha Ha Walls & Stone Bridge (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 041° NE
  • Wentworth Castle Gardens (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 039° NE
  • The Victorian Conservatory (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 040° NE

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About This Bracken Moor Map Page

Explore Bracken Moor, 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: 53.475359, -1.589251. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.