Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West
Explore Childer Thornton, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Childer Thornton 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.
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| Place | Childer Thornton |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.292371 |
| Longitude | -2.956901 |
| Place Type | Village |
Childer Thornton emerges from the Cheshire landscape as a quiet junction of lanes and red-brick history, where the modern world hums softly at the periphery. It lies 2.4 miles west-north-west of Ellesmere Port (from Ellesmere Port: bearing 294°T, OS grid SJ 363 776), and is situated south of Hooton village. The light here often catches the slate roofs in a pale, silver clarity that softens the sharp edges of passing traffic. To the east, the verdant basin of the Rivacre Valley Country Park offers a sudden, mossy silence that contrasts with the purposeful bustle of the nearby thoroughfares. Residents of Childer Thornton might walk toward the distant shimmer of the Queen Elizabeth II Dock, where the industrial scale of the water provides a stark, metallic horizon against the rolling green. The architecture retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, built from local clay and the quiet ambition of generations who preferred the steady pace of the Wirral fringe. Evenings bring a particular stillness to the gardens, as if the earth itself holds its breath between the tides of the Mersey and the Dee. This corner of the county remains a place of transition, where the heavy weight of maritime commerce meets the enduring patience of the pastoral field.
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Explore Childer Thornton, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.292371, -2.956901. 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. |