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Lower Walkley South Yorkshire Map

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

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

How to Use This Lower Walkley, South Yorkshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Walkley, 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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PlaceLower Walkley
Traditional CountySouth Yorkshire
District / BoroughSheffield
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.398323
Longitude-1.500869
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lower Walkley

Lower Walkley cascades down the steep, industrial-sculpted hillsides that define the western edge of the Sheffield landscape. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 309°T, OS grid SK 332 891). Stone-built terraces cling to the incline, their grey facades catching the low, pale light that filters across the valley floor during the winter months. Below these residences, the quiet presence of the Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, serves as a grounded reminder of the iron-willed heritage that once powered the local economy. Residents often walk the short distance to the Millennium Green Worm, where the whimsical public artwork offers a curious, metallic contrast to the gravity of the surrounding topography. The streets of Lower Walkley possess a sharp, vertical geometry, forcing a constant awareness of the horizon and the shifting weather patterns rolling in from the Peak District. Despite the modern pace of life, the echoes of the river-fed industry persist in the very texture of the masonry and the steep, challenging climbs of the local lanes. Lower Walkley remains a place where the grandeur of the Sheffield skyline is always visible, yet held at a respectful, quiet distance by the rise of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Millennium Green Worm (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 223° SW
  • Yorkshire Natural History Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 316° NW
  • Grammar Street Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 107° ESE
  • Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 261° W
  • Ruskin Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 141° SE
  • River Loxley (River) — 0.6 mi, 044° NE
  • Neepsend Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 080° E · 2 ha
  • Knowle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 316° NW
  • Toad Hole Dyke (River) — 1.0 mi, 024° NNE
  • Oxspring Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 023° NNE
  • Parkwood Springs gun emplacement (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 074° ENE
  • Neepsend Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 096° E · 4 ha
  • Kelham Weir (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 119° ESE
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 235° SW
  • Cementation Furnace, Hoyle Street (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 127° SE
  • River Don Engine (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 117° ESE
  • Alfred Denny Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 155° SSE
  • Ken Hawley Collection (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 117° ESE
  • Film Unit (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 155° SSE
  • University of Sheffield Drama Studio (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 161° SSE
  • Rivelin Glen (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 236° SW
  • Moonshine Tank (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 044° NE
  • Bower Spring Cementation Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 122° ESE
  • Turner Museum of Glass (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 140° SE
  • National Emergency Services Museum (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 126° SE
  • Bower Street Furnaces (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 123° ESE
  • Sheffield City Hall (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 136° SE
  • Burngreave Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.8 mi, 088° E · 15 ha
  • Sheffield Standard Measures of Length (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 135° SE
  • Birley Edge (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 358° N

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About This Lower Walkley Map Page

Explore Lower Walkley, 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: 53.398323, -1.500869. 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.