Traditional county: Staffordshire · Unitary authority: City of Stoke-on-Trent · Region: West Midlands
Explore Heron Cross, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Heron Cross 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.
| Place | Heron Cross |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.992878 |
| Longitude | -2.161199 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Heron Cross, a quiet suburb of Staffordshire, breathes a particular kind of English air. It lies 3.4 km south-south-east of Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent: bearing 166°T, OS grid SJ 892 439). The hedgerows here, often thick with hawthorn blossom in late spring, seem to hold the quiet secrets of the land, a gentle reminder of the agricultural rhythms that once dictated life. Though now a residential heartland, the faint echo of industry can still be felt in the robust brickwork of older houses, a subtle nod to a past shaped by hands that worked the earth and forged its materials. The sky over Heron Cross often displays a soft, diffused light, lending a certain muted beauty to the everyday scene, a quality that can make even a simple walk feel like a quiet contemplation. Here, the pace is measured, allowing for the appreciation of small details, like the precise curve of a garden path or the distant call of a bird.
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Explore Heron Cross, 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: 52.992878, -2.161199. 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 | June 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. |