Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Stafford · Region: West Midlands
Explore Western Downs, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Western Downs 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 Western Downs, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Staffordshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Western Downs and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Western Downs |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Stafford |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.792741 |
| Longitude | -2.146354 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Western Downs reveals a quiet composition of residential streets where the light catches the low-hanging eaves of suburban homes during the late afternoon. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Stafford (from Stafford: bearing 234°T, OS grid SJ 902 216), and is situated south-east of Derrington village. The landscape here retains a soft, rolling character that connects the modern dwellings to the deeper, more ancient earth of the Staffordshire countryside. To the north-east, the looming silhouette of Stafford Castle and its associated medieval settlement reminds the observer that this ground has long watched over the passage of travellers. The air often carries a crisp, open quality, blowing unobstructed from the direction of Appletree Hill, which marks the horizon with a subtle, rising curve. Within Western Downs, the rhythm of daily life unfolds against a backdrop of mature trees and well-tended gardens that hold the moisture of the morning mist. This transition between the historic fortification and the domestic perimeter creates a unique boundary where the echoes of the past seem to settle into the tarmac of the quiet roads. Residents of Western Downs benefit from this proximity to the elevated ruins, finding in the changing seasons a constant, grounded sense of place that defines the local atmosphere.
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Explore Western Downs, 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: 52.792741, -2.146354. 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. |