Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West
Explore Black Pole, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Black Pole 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 Black Pole, 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 | Black Pole |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Preston |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.819964 |
| Longitude | -2.777790 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Black Pole emerges from the flat, verdant expanse of the Fylde plain as a quiet convergence of rural lanes and ancient field boundaries. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 307°T, OS grid SD 488 362), and is situated east-north-east of Catforth village. The horizon here is defined by a low, rhythmic sprawl of hedgerows that catch the pale, silvered light characteristic of the Lancashire coast. To the west, the cooling, shadowed currents of Woodplumpton Brook trace a slow path through the silt, offering a muted soundtrack to the damp, fertile earth. Further east, the gentle rise of Gravelly Hill breaks the monotony of the fields, providing a solitary landmark that anchors the gaze against the vast, shifting sky. Black Pole maintains a singular character defined by these waterways and the persistent, industrious history of the surrounding agricultural holdings. The air carries a distinct sharpness, smelling faintly of turned soil and the distant, cooling breath of the Irish Sea. Every turn in the road reveals how the land here remains unadorned, valuing the stark clarity of the seasons over the flourishes of modern development.
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Explore Black Pole, 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: 53.819964, -2.777790. 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. |