Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Hanging Water, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hanging Water 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 Hanging Water, 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 | Hanging Water |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.366325 |
| Longitude | -1.525393 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hanging Water occupies a verdant stretch of Sheffield where the land begins to rise toward the wilder reaches of the Peak District. It lies 2.6 miles west-south-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 245°T, OS grid SK 316 856), and is situated north-north-east of Long Line village. The character of Hanging Water is defined by the persistent, silver-tongued movement of the Porter Brook, which serves as a constant companion to the local topography. A short walk south leads to the Shepherd Wheel, where the rusted iron of the historic grinding machinery remains as a quiet sentinel of the region’s industrial spirit. Beyond these relics, the dense canopy of Whiteley Woods offers a deep, mossy shade that seems to swallow the noise of the modern world. The light here filters through the trees with a heavy, golden quality, illuminating the steep slopes and the water-worn stones of the valley floor. Hanging Water retains a sense of seclusion, despite its proximity to the urban fringes, owing to the way the hills cradle the brook in a cool, damp embrace. Residents often find themselves caught in the quiet gravity of the landscape, where the past is not merely remembered but felt in the very flow of the stream.
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Explore Hanging Water, 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: 53.366325, -1.525393. 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. |