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Blackbrook Staffordshire Map

(Hamlet near Waterfall)

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands

Explore Blackbrook, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackbrook 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 Blackbrook, Staffordshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blackbrook, Staffordshire, 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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PlaceBlackbrook
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughStaffordshire Moorlands
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.060839
Longitude-1.921547
Place TypeHamlet

About Blackbrook

Blackbrook emerges from the limestone-flecked earth of the Staffordshire Moorlands as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rugged character of the surrounding terrain. It lies 5.2 miles south-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 127°T, OS grid SK 053 515), and is situated west of Waterfall village. The land here holds the stillness of an ancient seabed, where the light catches the pale, weathered stone of the dry-stone walls that divide the pastures into precise, geometric parcels. Blackbrook falls entirely within the Swineholes Wood And Black Heath SSSI, a designation that preserves the fragile, windswept flora clinging to the thin, acidic soils of the upland slopes. Just a short distance to the west, the presence of the Peak Wildlife Park introduces a sudden, exotic contrast to the muted greens and greys of the local sheep-grazed fields. The air carries a sharp, clean quality, unburdened by the heavy industry that once defined the deeper valleys of this county. Centuries of agricultural toil have smoothed the contours of the hills, leaving behind a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably sparse. Blackbrook remains a place of subtle transitions, where the horizon broadens into the wide, open sky of the southern Peak District.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swineholes Wood And Black Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 46 ha
  • Peak Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.1 mi, 291° WNW
  • The Hopestone (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 226° SW
  • Grub Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 070° ENE
  • Cauldon Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 127° SE · 2 ha
  • Stonesteads Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 108° ESE
  • River Hamps (River) — 2.1 mi, 000° N
  • Waterfall Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 077° ENE
  • Deepdale (Valley) — 2.3 mi, 063° ENE
  • Blackbank Brook (River) — 2.6 mi, 221° SW
  • Moor Top (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 329° NNW
  • Whiston Pinfold (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Milk Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.8 mi, 116° ESE
  • Old Lime Kilns (Historic Ruins) — 2.9 mi, 214° SW
  • Canopy Walkway (Viewpoint) — 3.0 mi, 288° WNW
  • Thor's Cave (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 053° NE
  • Star Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 173° S
  • Consall Nature Park (Park) — 4.1 mi, 240° WSW
  • Consall Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 239° WSW
  • LIA 1855 LB (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 299° WNW
  • Alton Towers Main Entrance (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 166° SSE
  • Birch Gardens (Park) — 5.0 mi, 310° NW
  • Secret Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.0 mi, 153° SSE
  • Earl's Rock (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 178° S
  • Ilam Cross (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 095° E
  • Cheddleton Flint Mill (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 278° W
  • Canada Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 150° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 175° S
  • Nemesis Helicopter (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 163° SSE
  • Alton Towers Resort (Theme Park) — 5.3 mi, 162° SSE

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About This Blackbrook Map Page

Explore Blackbrook, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.060839, -1.921547. 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.