Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Upper Elkstone, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Elkstone 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 | Upper Elkstone |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.128146 |
| Longitude | -1.917540 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Upper Elkstone commands a rugged, wind-brushed horizon where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than in the sheltered lowlands. It lies 4.6 miles east-north-east of Leek (from Leek: bearing 70°T, OS grid SK 056 590), and is situated west of Warslow village. This high-altitude outpost exists entirely within the protected expanse of the Peak District National Park, where the light shifts with a sudden, melancholic intensity across the limestone ridges. Ancient traces of human occupation linger in the landscape, most notably represented by the Two Bowl Barrows 365M South Of Hillside, which rise like humps of earth against the encroaching heather. Upper Elkstone maintains a stoic independence, defined more by the persistent currents of the moorland air than by the bustle of the distant valleys. To the east, the steep, brooding slopes of Revidge provide a natural rampart that keeps the wider world at a respectful distance. The terrain here demands a certain grit from those who work the soil, as the land is less a garden and more a stark, elemental expanse. Silence remains the most prominent feature of the surroundings, broken only by the sharp, lonely calls of upland birds traversing the high pastures.
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Explore Upper Elkstone, 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: 53.128146, -1.917540. 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. |