Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Brown Lees, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brown Lees 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 Brown Lees, 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 | Brown Lees |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.104007 |
| Longitude | -2.188037 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Brown Lees reveals itself as a quiet expanse of residential streets and verdant boundaries where the industrial echoes of the Staffordshire Moorlands soften into domestic comfort. It lies 0.9 miles south-south-west of Biddulph (from Biddulph: bearing 212°T, OS grid SJ 875 563). The land here carries a peculiar weight of history, shaped long ago by the coal seams that once drew men into the dark earth to fuel the fires of the potteries. Now, the horizon is dominated by the looming, jagged silhouette of Mow Cop Castle, which stands as a silent stone sentinel against the changing weather of the western sky. Morning light often catches the high ridges nearby, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the gardens of Brown Lees and sharpen the clarity of the air. To the east, the terrain dips toward the hidden, leafy depth of Tinker’s Clough, where the damp earth exhales a scent of moss and ancient wood. One might catch the sudden, sharp whistle of a bird crossing the open spaces, a sound that underscores the stillness of these suburban lanes. Brown Lees retains a character defined by this proximity to the rugged moorland edge, where the domesticity of brick and tile meets the wilder, unyielding spirit of the hills.
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Explore Brown Lees, 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: 53.104007, -2.188037. 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. |