Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Lichfield · Region: West Midlands
Explore Rake End, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rake End 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 Rake End, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Staffordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Rake End and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Rake End |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Lichfield |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.762932 |
| Longitude | -1.886634 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rake End emerges as a quiet threshold where the Staffordshire earth meets the soft, shifting light of the midlands. It lies 2.1 miles east of Rugeley (from Rugeley: bearing 87°T, OS grid SK 077 183), and is situated north-west of Hill Ridware village. The landscape here bows to the influence of the nearby Trent Valley, where the low-lying moisture clings to the fields in the early hours to silver the grass. To the east, the steady, rounded shoulder of Hunger Hill rises to catch the last warmth of the setting sun, grounding the horizon in solid, ancient stone. Rake End remains a place of modest lanes and hedgerows, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of daily life far more than the rush of modern traffic. The air carries a crisp, clean clarity, untroubled by the heavy industry that once defined the wider region’s silhouette. Walking the verges, one might catch the scent of damp soil and wild clover, reminders of the agricultural heritage that still defines the quietude of these plots. Rake End holds its character in this stillness, offering a calm perspective on the sprawling countryside that unfolds toward the horizon.
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Explore Rake End, 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: 52.762932, -1.886634. 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. |