Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Windy Harbour, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Windy Harbour 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 Windy Harbour, 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 Windy Harbour and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Windy Harbour |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.034779 |
| Longitude | -1.907979 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Windy Harbour commands a high, exposed ridge where the air tastes of sharp heather and the expansive gritstone horizons of the Staffordshire Moorlands. It lies 4.7 miles north-east of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 43°T, OS grid SK 062 486), and is situated north-west of Hoften's Cross village. The light here possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the pale, weathered stone of dry-wall boundaries that carve the fields into irregular, ancient geometry. To the north-west, the forty-six hectares of Swineholes Wood and Black Heath SSSI offer a tangled, rhythmic contrast to the open pastures, harbouring secrets beneath their canopy of gnarled timber. A mile to the east, the limestone outcrops of Caldon Low SSSI rise like the bleached bones of the earth, reminding the observer of the heavy industrial hand that once shaped these hills. Windy Harbour remains a place of quiet endurance, where the wind sings through the wire fences with a low, persistent hum. The proximity to such geological depth lends a gravity to the surroundings, grounding the hamlet in a landscape that feels older than the maps themselves. Life here follows the slow, seasonal pulse of the high plateau, far removed from the clamour of the lowlands.
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Explore Windy Harbour, 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: 53.034779, -1.907979. 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. |