Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Burnley · Region: North West
Explore Cockden, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cockden 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 Cockden, 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 | Cockden |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Burnley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.810226 |
| Longitude | -2.192190 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Cockden occupies a rugged expanse of high ground where the industrial legacy of the Pennines meets the quiet persistence of the moorland. It lies 2.0 miles east-south-east of Brierfield (from Brierfield: bearing 119°T, OS grid SD 874 348), and is situated north of Worsthorne village. The terrain here is defined by a rigorous geometry of stone walls that climb toward the imposing silhouette of Extwistle Hill. Below these slopes, the landscape softens into the verdant, sheltered basin of Pighole Clough, where the light often catches the damp moss with a peculiar, silver intensity. Cockden maintains a spare, unadorned character, reflecting the resilience required to thrive in such an exposed position. The air carries a crispness derived from the nearby reservoirs, which mirror the shifting grey and violet hues of the Lancashire sky. Life in Cockden remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the winds sweep across the high plateaus to dictate the pace of the day. This is a place that demands a certain fortitude from its inhabitants, yet rewards them with an expansive horizon that few other districts can claim.
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Explore Cockden, 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: 53.810226, -2.192190. 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. |