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Ford Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands

Explore Ford, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford 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.

Interactive Map of Ford, Staffordshire

How to Use This Ford, Staffordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ford, 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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PlaceFord
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughStaffordshire Moorlands
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.082959
Longitude-1.905981
Place TypeHamlet

About Ford

Ford reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone dwellings scattered across the rugged, high-altitude terrain of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 5.0 miles east-south-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 108°T, OS grid SK 063 539), and is situated south-east of Onecote village. This remote cluster of homes sits entirely within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the horizon feels vast and untamed. To the north-west, the River Hamps carves a restless path through the limestone, its waters occasionally catching a silver light that mirrors the pale, exposed rock of the surrounding hills. Farmers here work a landscape defined by ancient boundaries and the slow, persistent growth of heather and gorse. Further to the south-east, the silent presence of the Grub Low Bowl Barrow serves as a stark reminder of the long-dead generations who once moved across these same wind-swept ridges. Ford remains a place where the weather dictates the pace of life, and the evening shadows lengthen quickly against the stark, unadorned walls of the local buildings. Every breath of wind that rolls over the moorland seems to carry the scent of damp earth and coming rain, grounding Ford in the immutable geology of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Peak District National Park (National Park)locality lies within · 14k acres
  • River Hamps (River) — 0.9 mi, 314° NW
  • Grub Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Bowl Barrow 160M South-East Of Oldfields Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 120° ESE
  • Hillsdale (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 053° NE
  • Round Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 118° ESE
  • Peak Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.7 mi, 207° SSW
  • Ossoms Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 065° ENE
  • Hoo Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 054° NE
  • Moor Top (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 291° WNW
  • Thor's Cave (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 074° ENE
  • Swineholes Wood And Black Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW · 46 ha
  • Cauldon Railway Cutting Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 162° SSE · 2 ha
  • Throwley Old Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 107° ESE
  • The Hopestone (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 214° SW
  • Canopy Walkway (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 260° W
  • Whiston Pinfold (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 199° SSW
  • Blake Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.7 mi, 342° NNW
  • Blackshawmoor Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.7 mi, 323° NW
  • Birch Gardens (Park) — 4.8 mi, 291° WNW
  • Ilam Cross (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 114° ESE
  • Dovedale (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 099° E
  • LIA 1855 LB (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 279° W
  • Nicholson War Memorial (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 288° WNW
  • Dovedale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.1 mi, 103° ESE
  • Pike Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.1 mi, 053° NE
  • Brough Park (Park) — 5.2 mi, 290° WNW
  • Lover's Leap (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 105° ESE
  • Star Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 182° S
  • Cheddleton Flint Mill (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 262° W

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About This Ford Map Page

Explore Ford, 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: 53.082959, -1.905981. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.