Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Newcastle-under-Lyme · Region: West Midlands
Explore The Rookery, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Rookery 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 The Rookery, 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 | The Rookery |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.099197 |
| Longitude | -2.220215 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Rookery claims a quiet corner of the Staffordshire landscape, where the earth holds the memory of deep seams and the industry of forgotten generations. It lies 1.2 miles north-east of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 45°T, OS grid SJ 853 558), and is situated west of Harriseahead village. High above the rooftops, the jagged silhouette of Mow Cop Castle keeps a solemn watch, casting long, lean shadows across the fields as the afternoon light begins to thin. The Rookery feels the pull of these northern heights, where the horizon is dominated by the gritstone spine of the ridge and the ancient, weathered presence of the Old Man of Mow. Gardens here are often stubborn and clay-heavy, yet they bloom with a fierce, persistent colour that defies the grey slate of the neighbouring valley floors. Roads wind with a functional, unpretentious geometry, connecting the scattered houses to a history shaped by coal and the steady, rhythmic labour of the pits. There is a peculiar, honest stillness in the air when the wind drops, allowing the distant hum of the modern world to fade behind the immediate, tactile reality of the stone walls. In the quiet hours, one might sense the weight of the terrain, a place where the geography dictates the pace of life more surely than any clock.
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Explore The Rookery, 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: 53.099197, -2.220215. 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. |