Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Grindon, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Grindon 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 Grindon, 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 | Grindon |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.085580 |
| Longitude | -1.873204 |
| Place Type | Village |
Grindon commands a high, limestone ridge where the wind tastes of cold earth and distant rain. It lies 6.3 miles east-south-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 103°T, OS grid SK 085 542), and is situated west-south-west of Wetton village. The horizon here is vast and unyielding, placing Grindon firmly within the protective embrace of the Peak District National Park. To the northeast, the craggy mouth of Thor’s Cave watches over the Manifold Valley with a silent, prehistoric intensity. The land surrounding Grindon slopes away towards the sheltered depths of Hillsdale, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp moss and shadow. Ancient cairns, such as The Lows Bowl Barrow, mark the high ground as if the earth itself had been pushed upward by the weight of old secrets. Light falls upon the stone walls of Grindon with a clarity that renders every grey lichen and sharp edge distinct against the pale sky. Life in Grindon follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, dictated more by the moods of the moorland than by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore Grindon, 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: 53.085580, -1.873204. 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. |