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Wood Lane Staffordshire Map

Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Newcastle-under-Lyme · Region: West Midlands

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

How to Use This Wood Lane, Staffordshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wood Lane, 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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PlaceWood Lane
Traditional CountyStaffordshire
District / BoroughNewcastle-under-Lyme
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.047674
Longitude-2.282588
Place TypeVillage

About Wood Lane

Wood Lane commands a position of quiet dignity upon the rugged, coal-scarred spine of northern Staffordshire. It lies 3.2 miles south-south-west of Kidsgrove (from Kidsgrove: bearing 213°T, OS grid SJ 811 500), and is situated south-south-east of Bignall End village. The landscape bears the heavy, honest imprint of a mining heritage, where the earth still remembers the deep industry that once defined the lives of those who laboured beneath the surface. To the west, the rising flank of Boon Hill catches the evening light, casting long, melancholic shadows across the brickwork of local cottages. Wood Lane retains a stoic character, its streets echoing with the persistent, low-frequency hum of a region that transitioned from the furnace to the quietude of modern life. A short distance to the south-east, the Apedale Community park now reclaims the scarred earth, transforming industrial remnants into a green expanse where the wind moves freely through tall, unkempt grasses. Here, the transition from the frantic pace of the engine to the slow pulse of the seasons offers a peculiar, grounded beauty. Wood Lane remains a place of sturdy endurance, where the sky feels vast and the horizon is punctuated by the ghosts of shafts and chimneys that once fed the insatiable hunger of the Midlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Boon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 243° WSW
  • Springwood Blast Furnace (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 101° E
  • Watermills Chimney (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 157° SSE
  • Apedale Community (Park) — 0.9 mi, 161° SSE
  • Castle Hill Motte (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 309° NW
  • Wedgwood's Monument (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 040° NE
  • Audley Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 299° WNW
  • Bignall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 046° NE
  • Apedale Winding Wheel (Viewpoint) — 1.2 mi, 161° SSE
  • Apedale Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 146° SSE
  • Chesterton Memorial Park (Park) — 1.5 mi, 112° ESE
  • Apedale Community Country Park Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 154° SSE
  • Metallic Tileries, Parkhouse Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 098° E
  • Bradwell Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.0 mi, 085° E
  • Mosaic Pattern (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 103° ESE
  • Mill Dale (Valley) — 2.6 mi, 280° W
  • Spring Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 169° SSE
  • Westminster Theatre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 173° S
  • Middleport Pottery (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 099° E
  • Heighley Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 228° SW · 1 ha
  • Newcastle under Lyme Castle Gatehouse (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 141° SE
  • Stockings Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 263° W
  • Raven Mason Collection (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 171° S
  • Belong Heritage Gallery (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 140° SE
  • Hazeley Brook (River) — 3.4 mi, 215° SW
  • Valley Brook (River) — 3.4 mi, 321° NW
  • Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 130° SE
  • Burslem Sunday School (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 092° E
  • Springpool Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 169° SSE
  • Victoria Park, Tunstall (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 075° ENE · 11 ha

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About This Wood Lane Map Page

Explore Wood Lane, 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: 53.047674, -2.282588. 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.