Traditional county: Staffordshire · Unitary authority: City of Stoke-on-Trent · Region: West Midlands
Explore Hanford, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hanford 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 Hanford, 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 Hanford and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Hanford |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.978633 |
| Longitude | -2.195087 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hanford occupies a quiet threshold where the urban sprawl of Staffordshire begins to soften into the deeper, shadowed folds of the ancient landscape. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Newcastle-under-Lyme (from Newcastle-under-Lyme: bearing 149°T, OS grid SJ 869 423), and is situated east-north-east of Hanchurch village. Much of the terrain around Hanford remains classified as part of the King’s and Hargreaves Woods SSSI, where the light filters through a canopy of oak and birch to settle upon the earth in shifting, pale geometries. Through these woods, the land holds a lingering silence that contrasts with the distant, low hum of the arterial roads nearby. To the west, the waters of the Lyme Brook carve a narrow, persistent path through the soil, acting as a living artery that has long defined the local topography. The geography here is marked by the presence of the Bowl Barrow north of Hargreaves Wood, a prehistoric tumulus that serves as a mute, earthen sentinel over the modern houses. Hanford maintains a distinct character by balancing these remnants of deep, geological time against the modest, rhythmic pulse of suburban life. Through the changing seasons, the air in Hanford carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding woodlands, reminding residents that the wilder geography is never truly absent.
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Explore Hanford, 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: 52.978633, -2.195087. 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. |