Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Wyre · Region: North West
Explore Carleton, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Carleton 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 | Carleton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Wyre |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.852858 |
| Longitude | -3.003286 |
| Place Type | Village |
Carleton, a modest settlement in Lancashire's Wyre district, breathes a quiet air of enduring presence. It lies 1.0 km north-west of Poulton-le-Fylde (from Poulton-le-Fylde: bearing 324°T, OS grid SD 341 400). The land here, gently rolling and often touched by the soft, diffused light characteristic of the North West, has long been shaped by agriculture, its fields a patchwork sewn with the seasons. The village church, St. Hilda's, stands as a quiet sentinel, its ancient stones a palpable link to generations who have walked these lanes. Though no grand pronouncements mark its history, Carleton possesses a fundamental dignity, a sense of place that feels both grounded and enduring. The very air can carry the faintest hint of the nearby coast, a subtle salinity that mingles with the scent of damp earth and well-tended gardens.
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Explore Carleton, 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: 53.852858, -3.003286. 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. |