Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Drayton Bassett 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 Drayton Bassett, 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 | Drayton Bassett |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.600032 |
| Longitude | -1.715891 |
| Place Type | Village |
Drayton Bassett commands a quiet dignity upon the rising ground of the Tame Valley, where the morning light catches the stone of the parish church with a pale, enduring clarity. It lies 1.2 miles south-west of Fazeley (from Fazeley: bearing 214°T, OS grid SK 193 002). The landscape shifts from the steady, pastoral pace of ancient fields to the sudden, kinetic energy of modern recreation, as the proximity of Drayton Manor Resort introduces a distant hum of motion to the horizon. Beyond the manicured boundaries of such attractions, the tranquil waters of Old Mill Pool offer a mirror to the shifting clouds, providing a stark contrast to the nearby bustle. Sir Robert Peel, whose influence shaped the broader character of this Staffordshire landscape, once found respite in the proximity of these verdant acres. Drayton Bassett retains a distinct, firm composure, unswayed by the nearby mechanical roar of the theme park or the industrious history of the surrounding gravel pits. The air here holds the scent of damp earth and turning leaves, a reminder that the land predates all human artifice. Such a confluence of the historical and the ephemeral ensures that Drayton Bassett remains a place defined as much by its stillness as by its proximity to the restless world.
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Explore Drayton Bassett, 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: 52.600032, -1.715891. 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. |