Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Cold Well, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cold Well 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 Cold Well, 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 | Cold Well |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.705073 |
| Longitude | -1.916738 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cold Well emerges from the Staffordshire landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the shifting moods of the local heathland. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-west of Burntwood (from Burntwood: bearing 348°T, OS grid SK 057 119), and is situated east-north-east of Gentleshaw village. The ground here holds the memory of ancient industry, as the land itself is inscribed within the Gentleshaw Common Sssi, where the earth remains sandy and spare. To the west, the silhouette of Gentleshaw Hill rises against the horizon, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the gardens of Cold Well as the sun begins to fail. The atmosphere is heavy with the scent of gorse and damp bracken, a reminder that the wilder reaches of the countryside are never truly held at bay. Footpaths wind away from the houses, leading toward the weathered masonry of The Old Windmill, where the stonework stands as a stark, skeletal landmark against the grey sky. There is a peculiar stillness in the air, a sense that the hamlet exists in the margins of the busier world, content to remain a footnote in the geography of the district. Cold Well persists in this unassuming fashion, defined by the stark clarity of its open vistas and the honest, unadorned reach of its horizon.
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Explore Cold Well, 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: 52.705073, -1.916738. 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. |