Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester · Region: North West
Explore Saighton, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Saighton 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 Saighton, 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 | Saighton |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.152491 |
| Longitude | -2.835010 |
| Place Type | Village |
Saighton emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Cheshire plain as a collection of quiet lanes and historic stone farmsteads. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Chester (from Chester: bearing 138°T, OS grid SJ 442 620), and is situated south-south-west of Waverton village. The land here holds the memory of the seventeenth century, as the nearby Battle of Rowton Heath 1645 left its mark upon the wider horizon, though today only the low, shifting light over the fields suggests such turbulence. Water defines the edges of Saighton, where the slow, deliberate current of Powsey Brook carves a path through the heavy, clay-rich soil toward the south-south-west. Ancient earthworks ripple the meadows, specifically at the Bruera Moated Site, where the grass grows thick and unbothered by the passing of centuries. Saighton maintains a character of reserved endurance, its architecture reflecting the utilitarian grace of past agrarian prosperity. The air remains clean, carrying the faint, sharp scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke that seems to cling to the hedgerows long after dusk. Saighton remains a place where the modern world is merely a suggestion, softened by the dense, persistent quiet of the surrounding fields.
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Explore Saighton, 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: 53.152491, -2.835010. 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. |