Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West
Explore Great Barrow, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Barrow 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 Great Barrow, Cheshire, 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 | Great Barrow |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.210205 |
| Longitude | -2.793757 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Barrow occupies a high, verdant ridge of the Cheshire sandstone landscape, where the air holds a clarity gifted by the prevailing westerly winds. It lies 4.3 miles east-north-east of Chester (from Chester: bearing 71°T, OS grid SJ 470 684), and is situated west-north-west of Tarvin Sands village. Sunlight catches the ancient, lichen-spotted stone of the Standing Cross in St Bartholomew's Churchyard, a relic that anchors the local timeline against the shifting seasons. To the north, the elevation of Barrow Hill rises like a dormant shoulder, offering a vantage point that surveys the gentle progression of the Cheshire plain. Great Barrow maintains a quiet, agricultural composure, its fields defined by the cool, persistent presence of Milton Brook winding through the lower meadows. This topography shaped a history of quiet endurance, far removed from the clamour of the industrial centres that hum in the distance. The lanes here possess a narrow, intimate character, winding past hedgerows that have witnessed the slow cycle of growth and harvest for centuries. Time seems to gather in the hollows and slopes surrounding Great Barrow, leaving the modern world to rush past on the nearby arterial roads while the parish keeps its own steady pace.
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Explore Great Barrow, 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: 53.210205, -2.793757. 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. |