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Longshaw Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands

Explore Longshaw, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longshaw 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.

Interactive Map of Longshaw, Staffordshire

How to Use This Longshaw, Staffordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Longshaw, 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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PlaceLongshaw
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughStaffordshire Moorlands
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.006910
Longitude-1.894566
Place TypeHamlet

About Longshaw

Longshaw commands a quiet authority over the high, open ridges of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the horizon feels pressed against the sky by a heavy, grey-blue thumb. It lies 4.1 miles east-north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 68°T, OS grid SK 071 455), and is situated east of Cotton village. The land here leans into the wind, defined by the rough, tufted grasses that cling to the limestone slopes of Beelow Hill. To the west, the ancient, tangled thickets of Star Wood break the monotony of the fields, offering a deep, mossy silence that contrasts with the exposed height of the plateau. Longshaw maintains a sparse, functional character, where stone walls mark boundaries as rigid as the climate itself. A short distance away, the damp, rich earth of Bath Pasture Sssi holds a hidden, slow-growing life that seems indifferent to the passing of modern machines. The light in these parts possesses a thin, sharp clarity, revealing the stark geometry of the landscape with an uncompromising honesty. Every fence post and furrow in Longshaw serves as a reminder of the persistent, unadorned labour required to sustain a life in such an exposed, windswept elevation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Bath Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.5 mi, 297° WNW · 9 ha
  • Beelow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 226° SW
  • Star Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.6 mi, 268° W
  • Bowl Barrow 110M South-West Of Threelows Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 029° NNE
  • Threelows Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 038° NE
  • Cotton Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 269° W
  • Cotton College (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 326° NW
  • Cotton Dell (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 314° NW
  • Moated Site At Ribden (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 017° NNE
  • Alton Towers Main Entrance (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 174° S
  • JoJo & Gran Gran at Home (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 178° S
  • Peter Rabbit Hippity Hop (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 181° S
  • Eid Low Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 114° ESE
  • Something Special Sensory Garden (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 178° S
  • Secret Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 122° ESE
  • Hudford Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 094° E
  • Nemesis Helicopter (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 163° SSE
  • Alton Towers Resort (Theme Park) — 1.4 mi, 160° SSE
  • Alton Park (Park) — 1.5 mi, 147° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 206° SSW
  • Alton Towers (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 1.6 mi, 162° SSE · 90 ha
  • Rue Hill Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 023° NNE · 16 ha
  • Canada Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 116° ESE
  • Ina's Rock (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 156° SSE
  • Toothill Rock (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 187° S
  • Toot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 186° S
  • Whiston Pinfold (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 302° WNW
  • Peak Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.0 mi, 342° NNW
  • Cheadle Spear (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 250° WSW
  • Cheadle Cross (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 251° WSW

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About This Longshaw Map Page

Explore Longshaw, 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: 53.006910, -1.894566. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.