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Glascote Heath Staffordshire Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Glascote Heath, Staffordshire

How to Use This Glascote Heath, Staffordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glascote 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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PlaceGlascote Heath
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughTamworth
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.621612
Longitude-1.659442
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Glascote Heath

Glascote Heath emerges from the Staffordshire landscape as a robust residential expanse defined by its mid-century expansion and clear industrial heritage. It lies 1.6 miles east-south-east of Tamworth (from Tamworth: bearing 121°T, OS grid SK 231 027), and is situated west-north-west of Birchmoor village. The terrain here holds a quiet solidity, where the low-lying earth retains the memory of the coal seams that once dictated the pace of local life. Sunlight often catches the flat, expansive rooftops of Glascote Heath, casting long, sharp shadows across the tarmac during the late afternoon. To the north-east, the expansive Alvecote Pools Sssi offers a sanctuary of water and reed where the stillness stands in stark contrast to the nearby suburban rhythm. A short distance to the south-west, the green corridors of Kettlebrook Park provide a lung for the district, where the air feels scrubbed clean by the movement of the wind. Such spaces allow the residents to observe the changing seasons against a horizon that remains stubbornly, and perhaps comfortingly, utilitarian. The character of Glascote Heath remains anchored in this blend of modern domesticity and the persistent, reclaimed wildness of the surrounding Midlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kettlebrook Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 232° SW
  • Quarry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 170° S
  • Hodge Lane Nature Reserve (Park) — 1.1 mi, 027° NNE
  • Town Wall Stones (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 203° SSW
  • Alvecote Pools Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 049° NE · 129 ha
  • Medieval Deanery, Lower Gungate (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 302° WNW
  • Alvecote Priory And Dovecote (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 054° NE · 2 ha
  • Alvecote Priory (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Tamworth Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 296° WNW · 1 ha
  • Tamworth Assembly Rooms (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 300° WNW
  • Old Mill Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 252° WSW
  • Bourne Brook Cut (River) — 2.0 mi, 259° WSW
  • Discover Thomas & Friends Exhibition (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 255° WSW
  • Tidmouth Hault (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 255° WSW
  • Bryan's Slot Machine Museum (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Dosthill Granite Quarry (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 214° SSW
  • Statfold Barn Railway and Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 018° NNE
  • Drayton Manor Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Dino Trail (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Kingsbury Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 196° SSW
  • National Fairground Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 014° NNE
  • Drayton Manor Resort (Theme Park) — 2.4 mi, 253° WSW
  • Penmire Brook (River) — 2.6 mi, 139° SE
  • Hoo Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 104° ESE
  • Miners Lamp (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 185° S
  • Cliff Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 207° SSW
  • Middleton Hall (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 220° SW
  • Hopwas Hays Woodhouse (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 296° WNW
  • Hopwas Hays Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.0 mi, 299° WNW
  • Tamworth View (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 277° W

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About This Glascote Heath Map Page

Explore Glascote 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: 52.621612, -1.659442. 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.