Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Rotherham · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Brecks, South Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brecks 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 Brecks, South Yorkshire, 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 | Brecks |
| Traditional County | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Rotherham |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.422454 |
| Longitude | -1.307176 |
| Place Type | Village |
Brecks, a scatter of dwellings in the Rotherham district, holds its own quiet place in the landscape of South Yorkshire. It lies 3.3 km east-south-east of Rotherham (from Rotherham: bearing 106°T, OS grid SK 461 919), and is situated west-north-west of Listerdale village. The land around Brecks rolls gently, as if smoothed by ancient waters, and the light here often carries a soft, diffused quality, lending a muted hue to the brickwork of its older homes. Though its roots are likely agricultural, the echoes of industry, perhaps from the nearby collieries, sometimes seem to whisper on the breeze that sweeps across the fields. The village green, a humble patch of well-trodden grass, serves as a quiet focal point, a place where the day’s business unfolds at its own unhurried pace. Brecks is a place that feels settled, a part of the wider Yorkshire fabric without demanding undue attention.
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Explore Brecks, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.422454, -1.307176. 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. |