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Dore South Yorkshire Map

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

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

This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Dore, South Yorkshire

How to Use This Dore, South Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dore, 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.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of South Yorkshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Dore and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Dore.

Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.

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PlaceDore
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughSheffield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.327976
Longitude-1.536044
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Dore

Dore retains an air of quiet permanence, its streets climbing the rising ground where the urban reach of Sheffield meets the untamed slopes of the Peak District. It lies 3.0 miles north-west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 306°T, OS grid SK 309 813), and is situated south-east of Long Line village. The landscape here is defined by the steady descent of water, with the nearby Limb Brook carving a path through the earth that has long invited the industry of the past. One might wander near the moss-slicked stones of the Whirlow Wheel, where the remnants of water-powered grinding remain as a silent witness to the metal-working heritage that once dominated these valleys. The light in the afternoon often catches the stone façades of the older houses, casting long, deliberate shadows that soften the transition between the manicured gardens and the wilder edges of the moorland. Residents of Dore often walk the footpaths that trace the banks of the Redcar Brook, finding a solitude that feels entirely removed from the bustle of the nearby metropolis. This geography demands a certain resilience, as the elevation brings a crispness to the air that remains even during the height of a summer day. Through the changing seasons, the character of Dore remains rooted in this dialogue between the rugged grit of the northern hills and the orderly comfort of its domestic architecture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ryecroft Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.5 mi, 041° NE
  • Ryecroft Glen (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 067° ENE
  • Redcar Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Totley Brook Open Space (Park) — 0.7 mi, 188° S
  • Limb Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 072° ENE
  • Abbeydale Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 079° E
  • Whirlow Wheel (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 008° N
  • Whinfell Quarry Gardens (Park) — 0.9 mi, 009° N
  • Whinfell Quarry Garden (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 009° N
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 074° ENE
  • Ecclesall Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 1.1 mi, 051° NE
  • Taylor's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 222° SW
  • Abbeydale Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 072° ENE · 2 ha
  • Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 068° ENE
  • Whirlow Hall Farm Trust (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 005° N
  • Ecclesall Woods Sawmill (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Totley Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 088° E · 15 ha
  • Abbeydale Locomotives (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 064° ENE
  • Lenny Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 243° WSW
  • Blacka Moor (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 255° WSW
  • Lead Smelting Site On Bole Hill, West Of Bolehill Lodge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 231° SW · 4 ha
  • Cup And Ring Marked Rock 740M East Of Park Head House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 045° NE
  • Mayfield Alpacas (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Forge Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 350° N
  • Wire Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 002° N
  • Shepherd Wheel (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 011° N
  • Longshaw Moorland Discovery Centre (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 255° WSW
  • Merlin Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 039° NE
  • Graves Park Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 077° ENE
  • Bishop's House (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 059° ENE

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About This Dore Map Page

Explore Dore, 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: 53.327976, -1.536044. 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.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.

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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
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.