Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: East Staffordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Croxden, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Croxden 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 Croxden, 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 | Croxden |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | East Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.954473 |
| Longitude | -1.901570 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Croxden reveals itself as a quiet assembly of stone and pasture, defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the Staffordshire countryside. It lies 4.1 miles east-south-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 121°T, OS grid SK 067 396), and is situated east-north-east of Hollington village. The skeletal remains of Croxden Abbey dominate the immediate landscape, where the jagged masonry of the former Cistercian house catches the low, golden light of the afternoon sun. Beyond the ruins, the fields slope toward the gentle, winding course of the Croxden Brook, which marks the edge of the parish with a persistent, soft murmur. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and crushed grass, a sensory reminder of the agrarian labour that has long shaped the surrounding soil. To the west, the presence of the Greatgate Whipping Post serves as a stark, solitary reminder of a past where public order was maintained through local spectacle. In this corner of the West Midlands, the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, allowing the shifting clouds to paint transient shadows across the rolling fields. Croxden remains a place where the weight of historical architecture is balanced by the indifferent, seasonal growth of the hedgerows and the quiet persistence of the land.
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Explore Croxden, 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: 52.954473, -1.901570. 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. |