Cowley Staffordshire Map

About Cowley

Cowley, a quiet hamlet in Staffordshire, breathes a certain stillness under the wide West Midland sky. It lies 8.2 km east of Newport (from Newport: bearing 89°T, OS grid SJ 827 191), and is situated south-south-east of Gnosall Heath village. The land here, a gentle inclination of rich soil, has long been turned by plough and spade, a quiet testament to generations of husbandry. The scattered dwellings of Cowley seem to huddle together, as if sharing secrets whispered by the wind rustling through the surrounding fields, where the pale gold of ripening wheat meets the deeper green of pasture. There are no grand monuments to announce its presence, only the enduring, unpretentious beauty of cultivated earth and the soft murmur of distant roads. The light often falls with a peculiar clarity, catching the dew on spiderwebs strung between hedgerows, or illuminating the faint, almost forgotten tracks that crisscross the landscape.

About This Cowley Map Page

Explore Cowley, 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: 52.769954, -2.256448. 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.