(Village near High Cross Bank)
Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: South Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
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| Place | Mount Pleasant |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | South Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.750160 |
| Longitude | -1.574366 |
| Place Type | Village |
Mount Pleasant captures the modest, unassuming character of the South Derbyshire landscape, where the horizon is defined more by the legacy of coal than by dramatic peaks. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Swadlincote (from Swadlincote: bearing 204°T, OS grid SK 288 170), and is situated east-south-east of High Cross Bank village. The light here often feels thin and pale, casting long shadows across the fields toward the Linton Heath Sign, a quiet marker of the local boundaries that have shifted little over the generations. Mount Pleasant maintains a peripheral stillness, far removed from the clamour of larger hubs, yet it remains tethered to the industrial history of the surrounding collieries. A short distance to the north-west, the earth bears the faint, grassed-over memory of the Castle Gresley Motte And Bailey Castle, a reminder of a much older, more martial occupation of this ground. The air carries the faint, persistent scent of damp earth and cooling brick, a sensory signature of a region that once built the hearths of the nation. Even as the modern world encroaches, the village retains a stubborn, solitary focus, watching the seasons turn over the neighbouring slopes. It is a place that asks for little attention, preferring to exist in the quiet intervals between the busier roads of the East Midlands.
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Explore Mount Pleasant, 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: 52.750160, -1.574366. 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. |