Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Cannock Chase · Region: West Midlands
Explore Leacroft, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Leacroft 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 Leacroft, 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 | Leacroft |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Cannock Chase |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.675265 |
| Longitude | -2.016877 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Leacroft holds a quiet, unassuming presence within the industrial sprawl of the Staffordshire landscape, where the heavy pulse of the past still lingers in the earth. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Cannock (from Cannock: bearing 146°T, OS grid SJ 989 086), and is situated north of Great Wyrley village. The horizon here is defined by a low, persistent openness that catches the pale, fractured light of the Midlands, casting long shadows across the tarmac and verge. To the west, the slow, murky waters of Ridings Brook trace a path through the fields, carrying the runoff of a terrain once scarred by deep-seam coal mining. Nearby, the still surface of Hatherton Reservoir mirrors the grey-blue sky, offering a stark, glassy stillness that breaks the rhythm of the surrounding suburban transit. Leacroft maintains a functional, modest character, unburdened by the grander architectural pretensions found in the neighbouring towns. Residents often look toward the distant, wooded rise of Lodge Hill, which serves as a constant, silent anchor against the encroaching suburban sprawl. The air carries the faint, metallic tang of an industrial heritage that has not quite surrendered, even as new housing estates gradually redefine the edges of the map.
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Explore Leacroft, 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: 52.675265, -2.016877. 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. |