Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Heaton, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Heaton 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 Heaton, 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 | Heaton |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.160484 |
| Longitude | -2.074485 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Heaton commands a rugged elevation where the Staffordshire Moorlands dissolve into a tapestry of gritstone and open, wind-swept horizons. It lies 4.4 miles north-north-west of Leek (from Leek: bearing 330°T, OS grid SJ 951 625), and is situated east of Rushton Spencer village. The landscape surrounding Heaton is defined by a stern, vertical geography, where the silhouette of Fair Edge Hill rises abruptly to the south-east to catch the first pale light of dawn. Below these slopes, the waters of Shell Brook carve a narrow, insistent path through the earth, gathering momentum as they travel towards the lower reaches of the district. The local inhabitants have long engaged with a terrain that demands physical resilience, maintaining small-scale agricultural holdings that cling to the thin, acidic soil. To the north-east, the quiet expanse of Hammond’s Hole reflects the shifting grey clouds of the moorland sky, a mirror for the changing moods of the weather. Throughout Heaton, the architecture remains utilitarian and sparse, constructed from the very stone that breaks through the turf in jagged, unyielding outcrops. This isolation fosters a particular stillness, one where the sound of the wind across the high ridges becomes the primary register of the passing day.
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Explore Heaton, 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: 53.160484, -2.074485. 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. |