Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Gratton, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gratton 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 Gratton, 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 | Gratton |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.102219 |
| Longitude | -2.097221 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Gratton occupies a quiet corner of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the land holds the memory of ancient glacial movements in its stubborn, stony soil. It lies 3.2 miles west of Leek (from Leek: bearing 266°T, OS grid SJ 935 561), and is situated north-west of Longsdon village. The light here catches the pale, weathered stone of dry-stone walls, which trace the boundaries of small, irregular fields with a persistent, rhythmic geometry. To the east, the waters of Horton Brook carve a modest path through the pasture, adding a silver glint to the morning mist that clings to the low-lying hollows. Gratton remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding hills, where the horizon feels vast and unburdened by the clamour of larger centres. Beyond the immediate fields, the elevation shifts toward the rugged prominence of Marshes Hill, a landmark that anchors the western view with its dark, heather-brushed silhouette. The air in this high country possesses a sharp, clean clarity, often carrying the faint, damp scent of the nearby Mill Pond as the breeze shifts across the moor. Life in Gratton persists with a dignified modesty, defined by the simple intersection of limestone, wind, and the wide, open sky of the West Midlands.
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Explore Gratton, 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: 53.102219, -2.097221. 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. |