(Village near Lydiate)
Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: West Lancashire · Region: North West
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| Place | Aughton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | West Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.539985 |
| Longitude | -2.918415 |
| Place Type | Village |
Aughton, a quiet parish in West Lancashire, breathes the muted greens of England's North West. It lies 3.2 km north-north-east of Maghull (from Maghull: bearing 33°T, OS grid SD 392 052), and is situated east-north-east of Lydiate village. The land here, a gentle sweep of fields, often catches the low-angled sun, casting long shadows that stretch like a sigh across the meadows. Once a place where the rhythm of agriculture dictated the days, Aughton now hums with a different, quieter energy, the distant rumble of traffic a faint counterpoint to the calls of unseen birds. Its small church, a solid anchor of stone, watches over the surrounding lanes, a silent witness to centuries of quiet living. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the distant promise of hedgerow blossom.
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Explore Aughton, 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: 53.539985, -2.918415. 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. |