Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Sheffield · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Walkley, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for 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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| Place | Walkley |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Sheffield |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.394683 |
| Longitude | -1.494521 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Walkley climbs the steep, terraced hillsides that define the western skyline of Sheffield, its gritstone houses clinging to the incline like barnacles on a ship's hull. It lies 1.4 miles north-west of Sheffield (from Sheffield: bearing 308°T, OS grid SK 337 887). The streets here follow the sharp contours of the land, offering sudden, expansive views across the smoky industrial valley where the River Loxley winds its way toward the Don. Ruskin Park provides a rare, level sanctuary amidst this vertical world, its green expanse offering a quiet vantage point to watch the evening light catch the slate roofs. Walkley holds a rugged, industrious character, forged long ago by the steelworkers and cutlers who traversed these formidable slopes to reach their workshops. A short walk toward the north reveals the Neepsend Railway Cutting Sssi, a stark scar of geology that speaks of the deep, ancient rock beneath the modern pavement. The air here feels thinner and more purposeful than in the valley floor below, carrying the sharp scent of damp stone and the persistent breeze that rolls over the Pennine foothills. Walkley remains a place of vertical ambition, where every doorway and window seems to frame a different slice of the Yorkshire horizon.
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Explore 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: 53.394683, -1.494521. 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. |