Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Newcastle-under-Lyme · Region: West Midlands
Explore Harriseahead, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harriseahead 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.
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| Place | Harriseahead |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.099188 |
| Longitude | -2.209836 |
| Place Type | Village |
Harriseahead commands a rugged prominence where the Staffordshire landscape begins to sharpen into the grit and grandeur of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 56°T, OS grid SJ 860 557), and is situated north of Newchapel village. The horizon here is dominated by the silhouette of Mow Cop Castle, whose weathered stone ruins watch over the rooftops like a spectral sentinel from a bygone age. Below this crag, the earth holds the memory of coal seams that once defined the labour and ambition of the local folk. Light catches the high, sloping streets of Harriseahead during the late afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to stretch back toward the industrial ghosts of the valley. A short walk toward the north reveals the imposing mass of Mow Cop, a hill that rises abruptly to break the monotony of the rolling fields. These slopes offer a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of rain and wild grasses across the open expanse. The enduring character of Harriseahead rests in this stark juxtaposition, where the remnants of heavy industry meet the persistent, quiet beauty of the high moorland air.
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Explore Harriseahead, 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: 53.099188, -2.209836. 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. |