Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Rudyard, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rudyard 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 Rudyard, 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 | Rudyard |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.126777 |
| Longitude | -2.086337 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rudyard holds a quiet authority over the Staffordshire landscape, its character defined by the shifting moods of the water and the reach of the surrounding hills. It lies 3.1 miles west-north-west of Leek (from Leek: bearing 298°T, OS grid SJ 943 588), and is situated east of Biddulph Moor village. The long, thin expanse of Rudyard Reservoir stretches northward, a calm mirror that captures the pale, slate-grey light common to these high moorland fringes. Beyond the water’s edge, the Rudyard Lake Sailing Club provides a focal point where the breeze constantly tests the taut white canvas of small craft. The land rises in earnest towards the north, where the slopes of Cliffe Park offer a vantage point over the valley floor. Rudyard retains a sturdy, unpretentious elegance, shaped by the Victorian ambition that once transformed a simple feeder canal into a destination for steam-train excursions. Even now, the air carries a crisp, thin quality that speaks of the elevation and the open ground beyond the tree lines.
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Explore Rudyard, 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: 53.126777, -2.086337. 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. |