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Carr Head South Yorkshire Map

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.

Interactive Map of Carr Head, South Yorkshire

How to Use This Carr Head, South Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carr Head, 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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PlaceCarr Head
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughSheffield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.474795
Longitude-1.579373
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Carr Head

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Watson House Green (Park) — 0.3 mi, 312° NW
  • The Porter River (River) — 0.4 mi, 027° NNE
  • Stocksbridge Clocktower Memorial Gardens (Park) — 0.5 mi, 329° NNW
  • Round Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 175° S
  • Cockshot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 196° SSW
  • Grandad Fox (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Glass Furnace, Bolsterstone (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 286° WNW
  • Hole House Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 312° NW
  • Steel Project View Point (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 325° NW
  • Iron Age And Roman Quern Workings On Wharncliffe Rocks (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 087° E · 33 ha
  • Wharncliffe Crags Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 095° E · 16 ha
  • Bitholmes Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 130° SE
  • More Hall Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 165° SSE
  • Tin Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 051° NE
  • Water Powered Bloomery, Iron Forge And Rolling Mill At Low Forge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 034° NE · 2 ha
  • Raynor Clough (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 191° SSW
  • Broomhead Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Wortley Top Forge (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 033° NNE
  • Wortley Top Forge Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 035° NE
  • Canyards Hills Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 223° SW · 66 ha
  • Sheephouse Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 304° WNW
  • Wortley Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 063° ENE · 240 ha
  • Keeper's Pond (Wetland) — 4.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Penistone Paramount Cinema (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 330° NNW
  • Duke of Argyll Monument (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 042° NE
  • Wentworth Castle Gardens (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 035° NE
  • Thornseat Lodge (ruin) (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 217° SW
  • Middle Moss Spring (Wetland) — 4.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Ha Ha Walls & Stone Bridge (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 037° NE
  • The Victorian Conservatory (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 036° NE

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About This Carr Head Map Page

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 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.