Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Gillow Heath, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gillow Heath 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 Gillow Heath, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Staffordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Gillow Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Gillow Heath |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.126038 |
| Longitude | -2.176731 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gillow Heath stretches across the elevated terrain of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the land rises to meet the cooling currents of the Pennine fringe. It lies 0.8 miles north of Biddulph (from Biddulph: bearing 359°T, OS grid SJ 882 587). The geography here is marked by a resolute stillness, defined by the quiet passage of the Gillow Shaw Brook as it carves a path through the lower reaches of the local topography. To the west, the slopes of Edge Hill rise abruptly, their rugged contours catching the low, amber light of late afternoon in a way that anchors the horizon. The historical footprint of the landscape is further deepened by the remains of the ringwork castle in Bailey’s Wood, a subtle earthwork that whispers of older, more defensive eras. Residents navigate a landscape where the industrial grit of former coal extraction has long since softened into a mosaic of grazing land and encroaching scrub. In this corner of the district, the air carries a crispness that speaks of the high moors beyond the nearby Biddulph Grange Gardens. Gillow Heath remains a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than the ticking of a clock.
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Explore Gillow Heath, 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: 53.126038, -2.176731. 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. |