Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Anderton, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Anderton 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 Anderton, 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 | Anderton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.617796 |
| Longitude | -2.596741 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Anderton emerges from the rugged topography of Lancashire as a landscape defined by the persistent, dark presence of water and stone. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, windswept incline of Roscoe Lowe Hill, which draws the eye upward toward a sky that often feels heavy with the promise of rain. Beneath the shadow of these heights, Anderton maintains a quiet composure, its character shaped by a history of industry that has long since softened into the surrounding greenery. The stillness of the nearby Upper Rivington Reservoir reflects the shifting clouds, casting a silvery, mercurial light across the western edges of the parish. Stone walls, weathered to a pale grey, divide the fields and trace the ancient boundaries of a land once preoccupied with the turning of wheels and the demands of the moor. There is a particular clarity to the air here, a coldness that clings to the skin and reminds one of the proximity to the high, exposed Pennines. Every lane and path serves as a quiet record of a geography that refuses to be tamed, remaining stubbornly tethered to the wilder elements of the North West.
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Explore Anderton, 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: 53.617796, -2.596741. 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. |