Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Stafford · Region: West Midlands
Explore Blackwaters, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackwaters 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 Blackwaters, 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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| Place | Blackwaters |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Stafford |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.889330 |
| Longitude | -2.327630 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackwaters emerges from the quiet, verdant folds of the Staffordshire landscape as a pocket of rural stillness defined by its modest elevation and proximity to the open fields of the West Midlands. It lies 3.7 miles west-north-west of Eccleshall (from Eccleshall: bearing 303°T, OS grid SJ 780 324), and is situated west-north-west of Croxton village. The light here seems to hold a particular weight, thinning over the hedgerows in a way that turns the morning mist into a pale, translucent veil. A short distance to the north, the water at Bromley Pool reflects the grey-blue of the sky, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift across the horizon with an indifferent, slow grace. The terrain around Blackwaters retains the memory of older, more industrious times, evidenced by the nearby remains of the Bishop’s Wood Glass Furnace which speak of a vanished heat and purpose. Paths wind past these remnants, crossing land that feels largely untouched by the frenetic pace of the modern world. Visitors often find that the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, sharp flight of birds rising from the nearby Moated Site in Reynold's Orchard. Through the changing seasons, Blackwaters maintains a stoic character, grounded in the heavy, fertile earth that has long sustained the scattered farmsteads of this quiet corner of England.
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Explore Blackwaters, 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: 52.889330, -2.327630. 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. |