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Ashton Bank Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West

Explore Ashton Bank, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashton Bank 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.

Interactive Map of Ashton Bank, Lancashire

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ashton Bank, 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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PlaceAshton Bank
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughPreston
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.764583
Longitude-2.748777
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Ashton Bank

Ashton Bank emerges from the Lancashire landscape as a quiet threshold where the urban reach of Preston softens into the memory of the river. It lies 2.1 miles west of Preston (from Preston: bearing 278°T, OS grid SD 507 300), and is situated south-south-east of Cottam village. The morning light here often catches the lingering mist of the lowlands, casting a silvered clarity upon the nearby paths of Ashton Park. Where the ground dips towards the water, one finds the lingering industrial echoes of the Ribble Steam Railway, a reminder of the iron-willed commerce that once defined the northern trade. The wind carries a faint, salt-tinged freshness from the estuary, brushing over the green expanse that separates the modern dwellings from the older, sturdier foundations of the district. Time moves with a measured pace in Ashton Bank, observed by the steady presence of the Bull Nose, where the wetland edges hold the tide in a perpetual, quiet conversation. These reaches of land possess an understated dignity, offering a respite from the clamour of the nearby city while remaining anchored to the history of the Lancashire plain. Residents walk these lanes beneath a wide, pale sky that seems to hold the weight of the Irish Sea in its shifting, oceanic grey.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Ashton Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 063° ENE
  • Nelson Buoy (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 115° ESE
  • The Willows (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.4 mi, 104° ESE
  • Buoy (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 127° SE
  • Ribble Steam Railway (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 207° SSW
  • Bull Nose (Wetland) — 0.5 mi, 187° S
  • Savick Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 328° NNW
  • Haslam Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 046° NE
  • Lady Head Runnel (River) — 0.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Odeon Preston (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 113° ESE
  • Castle Hill Motte (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 119° ESE
  • Two Hounds Hunting Wild Boar (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 333° NNW
  • Lea Marsh (Wetland) — 1.6 mi, 252° WSW
  • Penwortham Old Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Preston Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 097° E
  • Moor Park (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 074° ENE
  • Harris Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 100° E
  • Avenham Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.2 mi, 111° ESE · 9 ha
  • Charter Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 099° E
  • The Serpentine (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 073° ENE
  • Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 095° E
  • Frenchwood Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 107° ESE
  • Lancashire Infantry Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 070° ENE
  • White Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 356° N
  • Roman Settlement And Industrial Area At Winery Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 113° ESE · 1 ha
  • Newton Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 259° W · 66 ha
  • Centurion Tank (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 159° SSE
  • Cuerdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.5 mi, 097° E
  • Brockholes Quarry (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 081° E
  • Brockholes Visitor Village (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 085° E

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About This Ashton Bank Map Page

Explore Ashton Bank, 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: 53.764583, -2.748777. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.