Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Halton · Region: North West
Explore Norton Cross, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Norton Cross 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 Norton Cross, 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 | Norton Cross |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Halton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.327031 |
| Longitude | -2.671394 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Norton Cross marks a transition between the heavy industry of the Mersey banks and the quiet, rolling Cheshire plains. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Runcorn (from Runcorn: bearing 112°T, OS grid SJ 553 813), and is situated west-north-west of Preston on the Hill village. The low, pale sun of late autumn often catches the damp brickwork here, illuminating the quiet domesticity that defines the streets. Beyond the residential edges, the landscape softens into the verdant, sprawling expanse of Town Park, where the horizon feels uncommonly wide for such a developed corner of the north-west. A short distance away, the remnants of the Augustinian Abbey known as Norton Priory exert a gravitational pull on the local identity, grounding Norton Cross in a history that long predates modern suburban expansion. The air frequently carries the faint, rhythmic clatter from the Halton Miniature Railway, a sound that threads through the neighbourhood like a persistent, mechanical heartbeat. This suburban frame remains defined by its proximity to the rural periphery, where the light shifts across the fields with a clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the nearby houses. Norton Cross occupies a space of quiet utility, where the modern pace of life meets the lingering, agrarian silence of the surrounding county.
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Explore Norton Cross, 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: 53.327031, -2.671394. 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. |