Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore The Raikes, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Raikes 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.
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| Place | The Raikes |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.134050 |
| Longitude | -1.824380 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Raikes emerges from the rugged limestone terrain of the Staffordshire Moorlands, a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the austere beauty of the high country. It lies 8.2 miles south-west of Bakewell (from Bakewell: bearing 229°T, OS grid SK 118 596), and is situated south-east of Sheen village. The Raikes occupies a high, windswept position within the Peak District National Park, where the horizon broadens into an expanse of pale, shifting sky. To the north, the slopes of Banktop catch the first light of dawn, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the surrounding pasture. This elevated landscape feels brittle and ancient, possessing a stillness that is rarely disturbed by the passing of the seasons. Below, the nearby waters of Beresford Dale trace a hidden path through the limestone, their presence marked by the cool, damp breath of the valley rising to meet the moor. The Raikes remains a place of sparse, singular character, where the architecture is subservient to the vast, unyielding stone of the earth.
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Explore The Raikes, 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: 53.134050, -1.824380. 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. |