Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Gorstey Ley, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gorstey Ley 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 Gorstey Ley, 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 Gorstey Ley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Gorstey Ley |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.679813 |
| Longitude | -1.905530 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gorstey Ley serves as a quiet residential enclave where the suburban edges of Staffordshire soften into the broader, ancient contours of the landscape. Streets here follow the slow, deliberate curves of the local topography, tracing paths that have long been shaped by the underlying geology of the region. The horizon is defined by the proximity of the Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit SSSI, a site that anchors the land in a deep, geological past, reminding residents that the ground beneath their feet holds the echoes of industrial history. To the west, the open expanse of Burntwood Park invites a different kind of movement, offering a verdant retreat where the light catches the dew on the grass with a clarity that feels almost startling. As the sun moves, it casts long, thin shadows across the brickwork of the houses, marking the passage of hours in a place that values its own stillness. This part of the Lichfield district retains a modesty of character, avoiding grandiosity in favour of a settled, unassuming presence. Residents often find themselves walking toward the nearby Redmoor Brook, where the water murmurs over stones, providing a constant, liquid rhythm to the day. Gorstey Ley remains a place where the suburban present sits in comfortable, quiet conversation with the enduring natural world.
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Explore Gorstey Ley, 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: 52.679813, -1.905530. 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. |