Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Blacksnape, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blacksnape 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 | Blacksnape |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.689366 |
| Longitude | -2.437299 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blacksnape rests in the Lancashire countryside, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular kind of soft luminescence. It lies 2.1 km east-south-east of Darwen (from Darwen: bearing 108°T, OS grid SD 712 215), and is situated south-south-west of Hoddlesden village. The land around Blacksnape gently rises and falls, a subtle topography that has shaped its modest existence, hinting at past agricultural endeavours under wide, often cloud-streaked heavens. One might imagine the quiet hum of life here, a continuity perhaps unbroken for generations, marked by the changing seasons painting the surrounding fields in hues of green and gold. The very air can carry a faint, earthy scent, a testament to the enduring connection between the people of Blacksnape and the fertile soil.
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Explore Blacksnape, 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: 53.689366, -2.437299. 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. |