Traditional county: Staffordshire · Unitary authority: City of Stoke-on-Trent · Region: West Midlands
Explore Townsend, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townsend 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 Townsend, 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 | Townsend |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| Unitary Authority | City of Stoke-on-Trent |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.024701 |
| Longitude | -2.138567 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townsend emerges from the Staffordshire landscape as a quiet junction of residential streets and industrial heritage. It lies 1.5 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent (from Stoke-on-Trent: bearing 83°T, OS grid SJ 908 474). The geography of Townsend is defined by a gentle rise in elevation, where the grey light of the West Midlands often catches the slate roofs and brickwork in a sharp, metallic clarity. Much of the locality sits directly within the expansive green reach of Berry Hill Fields, providing a breathing space that contrasts with the rhythmic clatter of nearby transport corridors. Only a short distance to the north, the medieval shadows of Hulton Abbey Park linger, marking a site where Cistercian monks once laboured in solitude centuries ago. The soil here carries the memory of coal and clay, a subterranean narrative that informs the sturdy, unpretentious character of the houses. Residents often walk the paths that overlook the valley, observing how the modern sprawl softens against the backdrop of ancient, rolling earth. Townsend remains a place where the persistent industry of the past is gradually being reclaimed by the slow, indifferent expansion of grass and bramble.
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Explore Townsend, 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: 53.024701, -2.138567. 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. |