Talke Pits Staffordshire Map

About Talke Pits

Talke Pits, a quiet corner of Staffordshire, carries the subtle scent of damp earth and the distant murmur of industry. It lies 2.3 km south-south-west of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 211°T, OS grid SJ 828 524), and is situated south-south-east of Talke village. The gentle slopes here, once scarred by the deeper gouges of coal extraction, now wear a softer mantle of scrub and tenacious grass, the sky above often a pale, luminous grey that seems to hold the memory of rain. A network of old drainage channels, like faint veins on the landscape, still guides the water, reflecting the muted hues of the surrounding fields. The very air in Talke Pits seems to hold a quiet resilience, a testament to the generations who worked this ground. Even the occasional distant rumble from the wider conurbation feels less like an intrusion and more like a continuing, low-frequency hum of life.

About This Talke Pits Map Page

Explore Talke Pits, 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: 53.069340, -2.257911. 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.