Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Brecks, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brecks 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 Brecks, 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 | Brecks |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.422454 |
| Longitude | -1.307176 |
| Place Type | Village |
Brecks occupies a modest rise in the South Yorkshire landscape, where the horizon broadens under the shifting grey and amber light characteristic of the region. It lies 2.0 miles east-south-east of Rotherham (from Rotherham: bearing 106°T, OS grid SK 461 919), and is situated west-north-west of Listerdale village. The residential character of Brecks unfolds across a terrain that gently slopes towards the gathering waters of the lower Don valley. A short distance away, the quiet passage of Pinch Mill Brook marks the earth with a silver ribbon, carving a path through the fields that suggests a deeper, hidden geography beneath the manicured lawns. Residents often look towards the northern skyline, where the silhouette of Whinney Hill provides a constant, rugged anchor against the pale English sky. The air here carries a crispness, untouched by the heavy industrial echoes of the past, allowing the subtle shifts of the seasons to dictate the quiet tempo of the streets. Brecks maintains a poise that balances the proximity of urban life with the expansive, open feeling of the surrounding Yorkshire plains. Whether caught in the sharp clarity of a winter morning or the hazy warmth of midsummer, Brecks remains a place where the architecture of modern life sits lightly upon the ancient, rolling clay.
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Explore Brecks, 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: 53.422454, -1.307176. 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. |