Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Poolend, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Poolend 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 Poolend, 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 | Poolend |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.119578 |
| Longitude | -2.054093 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Poolend emerges from the northern horizon of the Staffordshire Moorlands as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the rugged, open character of its high-altitude landscape. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Leek (from Leek: bearing 305°T, OS grid SJ 964 580), and is situated east-south-east of Rudyard village. The land here slopes away in long, muscular rolls, catching a pale, sharp light that reveals the ancient gritstone beneath the thin pastures. Winds that have travelled across the exposed heights of The Common push against the chimneys of Poolend, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant heather. A mile to the north-west, the expansive waters of Rudyard Reservoir reflect the shifting clouds, offering a cool, silver contrast to the darker, landward hills. The history of the earth here is one of toil and extraction, where the hard labour of past generations has left behind a landscape that feels weathered and resolute. Life in Poolend follows the slow, rhythmic pulse of the seasons, unencumbered by the heavy noise of the modern world.
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Explore Poolend, 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: 53.119578, -2.054093. 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. |