Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West
Explore Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashton-on-Ribble 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.
| Place | Ashton-on-Ribble |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Preston |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.768524 |
| Longitude | -2.739517 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Ashton-on-Ribble, a quiet suburban expanse, unfolds its story along the Lancashire plain. It lies 2.8 km west-north-west of Preston (from Preston: bearing 288°T, OS grid SD 513 304), and is situated south-south-east of Cottam village. The Ribble's gentle flow, a silver ribbon in the landscape, shapes the character of Ashton-on-Ribble, its waters reflecting the pale Lancashire sky. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Ashton-on-Ribble possesses a certain solidity, a comfortable presence built over time. Its residential streets, often lined with mature trees, offer a sense of settled quietude, a peaceful counterpoint to the bustle of larger centres. The air here, particularly after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the fertile land that surrounds it.
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Explore Ashton-on-Ribble, 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: 53.768524, -2.739517. 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 | June 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. |