Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Wardlow, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wardlow 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 Wardlow, 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 | Wardlow |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.023887 |
| Longitude | -1.871849 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Wardlow endures as a quiet expanse of high Staffordshire ground, defined by the bracing air that sweeps across the undulating moorland. It lies 5.4 miles east-north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 60°T, OS grid SK 086 474), and is situated east-south-east of Hoften's Cross village. The terrain here holds a stark, unadorned beauty, where the light hits the limestone ridges with a clinical clarity that strips away all artifice. To the north-west, the sixteen hectares of the Rue Hill SSSI offer a sanctuary of rare flora, their resilience a quiet counterpoint to the rugged, exposed character of the surrounding pastures. History remains anchored in the earth itself, marked by the ancient presence of the Ribden Low Bowl Barrow, which commands a silent, circular vigil over the western horizon. Wardlow persists in this landscape not as a hub of industry, but as a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. The soil, thin and demanding, has long shaped the character of those who work it, fostering a stoic independence that mirrors the harshness of the terrain. Above the slopes, the sky feels vast and imposing, casting long, shifting shadows that briefly animate the grey stone walls lining the narrow, winding tracks.
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Explore Wardlow, 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: 53.023887, -1.871849. 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. |