Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Hyndburn · Region: North West
Explore Altham, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Altham 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 Altham, Lancashire, 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 | Altham |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Hyndburn |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.789599 |
| Longitude | -2.347314 |
| Place Type | Village |
Altham reveals itself through the low, grey light of Lancashire, where the damp earth holds the scent of coal and ancient river silt. It lies 1.6 miles west-south-west of Padiham (from Padiham: bearing 239°T, OS grid SD 772 326), and is situated north-north-west of Huncoat village. The landscape here is defined by the patient carving of water, where the narrow, winding course of Shorten Brook brushes against the eastern boundary, softening the transition between pasture and track. To the west, the contours of the land deepen into the sheltered hollow of Wind Engine Clough, a place where the wind seems to lose its ambition against the rising slopes. The architecture of Altham remains anchored by the sturdy, weathered stone of St James’s Church, which has observed the turning of seasons for centuries from its vantage point above the Calder valley. Stone walls partition the fields with a rigid, geometric precision that contrasts with the fluid, shadowed movement of the clouds above. Travellers passing through might notice how the morning mist clings to the meadows, turning the horizon into a pale, indeterminate wash of silver and slate. In the quiet intervals between the passing of modern traffic, one can almost hear the persistent, rhythmic pulse of the hidden watercourses that define the character of the soil.
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Explore Altham, Lancashire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.789599, -2.347314. 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. |