Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Carr Head, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carr Head 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.
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| Place | Carr Head |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.474795 |
| Longitude | -1.579373 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Carr Head emerges from the steep, industrial-shadowed slopes of the Don Valley as a quiet residential enclave overlooking the shifting moods of the South Yorkshire sky. It lies 0.8 miles south-east of Stocksbridge (from Stocksbridge: bearing 131°T, OS grid SK 280 976), and is situated west-south-west of Deepcar village. The terrain here rises with a purposeful gravity, climbing steadily toward the rugged prominence of Round Hill, where the air thins and takes on a sharper, moorland edge. Below these heights, the landscape retains the memory of steel and coal, though the modern streets of Carr Head now prefer the muted domesticity of suburban life. Residents often walk the short distance to Watson House Green, a small patch of managed verdancy that offers a brief, soft respite from the surrounding incline. The light across these hills tends to catch the pale stone of older local walls, revealing a texture weathered by decades of northern rain and wind. Beyond the houses, the horizon remains dominated by the dark, muscular silhouettes of the high ground, which seem to press down upon the rooftops with a protective, stony patience. This geography dictates the rhythm of the place, ensuring that every journey to the nearby shops or riverbanks involves a deliberate negotiation with the rising earth.
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Explore Carr Head, 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: 53.474795, -1.579373. 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. |