Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Church Gresley, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Church Gresley 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 Church Gresley, Derbyshire, 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 | Church Gresley |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.761924 |
| Longitude | -1.561077 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Church Gresley occupies a landscape defined by the long, rhythmic legacy of coal mining and the quiet persistence of the industrial Midlands. It lies 0.8 miles south of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 191°T, OS grid SK 297 183). The earth here carries the memory of deep seams, though the shafts have long since surrendered to the reclamation of green, rolling horizons. A short distance away, the Maurice Lea Memorial Park offers a sanctuary of mature trees where the afternoon light catches the rustling leaves in shades of pale amber and deep bronze. Church Gresley retains a stoic character, shaped by the soot and iron of its Victorian expansion rather than the vanity of aristocratic estates. Residents often walk toward the nearby Gresley Common, where the open, wind-swept grasses provide a stark contrast to the dense brickwork of the older terraces. This resilience is mirrored in the surviving architecture, which stands with a heavy, honest gravity against the shifting Derbyshire sky. The horizon remains wide and unpretentious, reflecting a place that values the steady endurance of its own quiet corners over the clamour of more famous districts.
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Explore Church Gresley, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.761924, -1.561077. 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 | September 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. |