Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Hyndburn · Region: North West
Explore Belthorn, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Belthorn 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 Belthorn, 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 | Belthorn |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Hyndburn |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.716981 |
| Longitude | -2.428994 |
| Place Type | Village |
Belthorn commands a high, rugged vantage point where the Lancashire sky feels expansive and unburdened by the heavy smoke of the valleys below. It lies 2.1 miles south-west of Oswaldtwistle (from Oswaldtwistle: bearing 215°T, OS grid SD 717 245), and is situated north-north-east of Waterside village. The landscape here is defined by the austere beauty of open moorland, where the wind carries a sharp, scouring clarity across the rising slopes. To the south-east, the dark, brooding profile of Shooters Hill watches over the surrounding terrain, anchoring the horizon with a stoic and ancient permanence. The waters of Pickup Bank Reservoir catch the fleeting, pale light of the North West, mirroring the shifting clouds that drift relentlessly over the high ground. Centuries of agricultural toil have left a quiet imprint upon the earth, where drystone walls traverse the hills like the skeletal remains of a vanished industry. Belthorn itself maintains a singular, independent character, stubbornly exposed to the elements yet possessing a sturdy resilience against the encroaching silence of the moors. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the relentless, rhythmic passage of weather across the exposed ridges and the deep, persistent chill that settles into the stone after dusk.
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Explore Belthorn, 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: 53.716981, -2.428994. 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. |