Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Halton · Region: North West
Explore Preston on the Hill, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston on the Hill 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 Preston on the Hill, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Cheshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Preston on the Hill and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Preston on the Hill |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Halton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.322718 |
| Longitude | -2.645129 |
| Place Type | Village |
Preston on the Hill holds a quiet authority over the Cheshire landscape, where the shifting light of the North West reveals the subtle contours of the earth. It lies 3.8 miles east-south-east of Runcorn (from Runcorn: bearing 110°T, OS grid SJ 571 808), and is situated south-south-west of Daresbury village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate grace, pulling the eye toward the distant horizon where the sky often appears vast and heavy with grey-blue moisture. To the south, the waters of Keckwick Brook carve a persistent, rhythmic path through the soil, reflecting the pale sun that filters through the canopy of nearby trees. Preston on the Hill remains defined by this proximity to nature, where the Red Brow Cutting Sssi preserves a geological clarity, exposing the raw, stratified layers of the earth beneath the green mantle. The air possesses a clean, sharp quality, untainted by the modern rush, as if the land itself were holding its breath against the encroaching speed of the motorway arteries nearby. Time here moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, allowing the ancient, quiet character of the ground to persist unchanged.
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Explore Preston on the Hill, 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: 53.322718, -2.645129. 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. |