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Upper Cotton Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands

Explore Upper Cotton, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Cotton 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.

Interactive Map of Upper Cotton, Staffordshire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Upper Cotton, 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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PlaceUpper Cotton
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughStaffordshire Moorlands
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.028289
Longitude-1.921204
Place TypeHamlet

About Upper Cotton

Upper Cotton holds a quiet authority over the high, broken ridges of the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant heather. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 42°T, OS grid SK 053 478), and is situated east-north-east of Whiston village. Pale, thin light often spills across the limestone outcrops, illuminating the rugged slopes that descend toward the deep, shadowed greenery of Cotton Dell. This landscape remains defined by its lean, agricultural resilience, eschewing the softness of the lowlands for a sharper, more solitary character. Beyond the immediate fields, the expansive Swineholes Wood And Black Heath Sssi marks the horizon with a dense, dark crown of trees that shifts in colour with the passing seasons. The stone walls marking the boundaries of Upper Cotton are built from the local gritstone, weathered into a grey that matches the heavy, unpredictable skies of the district. Life here moves in accordance with the slow rotation of the seasons, far removed from the clamour of larger manufacturing hubs. Every lane approaching the hamlet reveals a vista of rolling, unadorned terrain that demands a steady pace from those who travel through it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Whiston Pinfold (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 247° WSW
  • Cotton Dell (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 151° SSE
  • Cotton College (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Swineholes Wood And Black Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 354° N · 46 ha
  • Bath Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 153° SSE · 9 ha
  • Moated Site At Ribden (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Ribden Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 094° E
  • Star Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 163° SSE
  • Cotton Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 164° SSE
  • The Hopestone (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 318° NW
  • Bowl Barrow 110M South-West Of Threelows Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 125° SE
  • Blackbank Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 278° W
  • Beelow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 159° SSE
  • Peak Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.3 mi, 357° N
  • Milk Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 068° ENE
  • Earl's Rock (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 177° S
  • Alton Towers Main Entrance (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 154° SSE
  • JoJo & Gran Gran at Home (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 156° SSE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 172° S
  • Threap Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 184° S
  • Secret Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 134° SE
  • Nemesis Helicopter (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 152° SSE
  • Alton Towers Resort (Theme Park) — 3.2 mi, 150° SSE
  • Alton Park (Park) — 3.3 mi, 145° SE
  • Canada Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Alton Towers (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.4 mi, 152° SSE · 90 ha
  • Toothill Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 165° SSE
  • Consall Nature Park (Park) — 3.6 mi, 274° W
  • Ina's Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 150° SSE
  • Cheadle Spear (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 224° SW

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About This Upper Cotton Map Page

Explore Upper Cotton, 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: 53.028289, -1.921204. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.