Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Stanley, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanley 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 Stanley, 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 | Stanley |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.067498 |
| Longitude | -2.104052 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stanley commands a quiet prominence over the rugged Staffordshire Moorlands, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the smoke of industry. It lies 4.3 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent: bearing 43°T, OS grid SJ 931 522), and is situated east-north-east of Stanley Moor village. The light here has a sharp, northern clarity that catches the surface of the nearby Mill Pond, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter against the dark earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape rises toward the distant, brooding silhouette of Westwood Hill, which anchors the skyline with an ancient, silent weight. Stanley retains a character forged by the interplay of water and stone, seen clearly in the reflective stillness of Stanley Pool where the sky seems to dip low to touch the reeds. The local topography reveals a history of land management, marked by the presence of moated sites that speak of medieval endurance rather than grand display. Paths wind through this terrain with a purposeful geometry, connecting the scattered homesteads to the remnants of a rural past that refuses to be entirely forgotten. The air holds a crispness that suggests the proximity of the high moors, ensuring that even in the height of summer, the breeze carries a trace of mountain chill.
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Explore Stanley, 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: 53.067498, -2.104052. 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. |