(Suburban Area near Long Line)
Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Townhead, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townhead 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 Townhead, 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 | Townhead |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.326081 |
| Longitude | -1.543601 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townhead emerges from the quiet fringes of Sheffield as a place where the urban reach softens into the verdant slopes of the South Yorkshire landscape. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of Dronfield (from Dronfield: bearing 300°T, OS grid SK 304 811), and is situated south-south-east of Long Line village. The light here catches the stone of local walls with a pale, silver clarity that seems to hold the memory of distant, harsher winters. To the west, the dark, sweeping expanse of Blacka Moor commands the horizon, providing a rugged contrast to the more domestic rhythm of the nearby streets. Waters from Redcar Brook move with a persistent, quiet urgency, carving a path through the earth that has long defined the local topography. Residents often look toward the rising silhouette of Taylor's Hill, where the land tilts upward to greet the shifting clouds of the Pennine edge. Townhead maintains a character defined by this proximity to wilder terrain, balancing the steady pulse of suburban life against the encroaching stillness of the hills. Every evening, the shadows stretch long and thin across the grass, lending a momentary, melancholy grace to the topography of the district.
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Explore Townhead, 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: 53.326081, -1.543601. 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. |