Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackpool · Region: North West
Explore Common Edge, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Common Edge 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 Common Edge, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Lancashire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Common Edge and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Common Edge |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackpool |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.787453 |
| Longitude | -3.024235 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Common Edge stretches across the flat, open expanse of the Fylde peninsula, where the salt-heavy air from the Irish Sea softens the hard lines of the horizon. It lies 2.5 miles north of Lytham St Anne's (from Lytham St Anne's: bearing 5°T, OS grid SD 326 328). The terrain remains stubbornly level, a feature that once invited the construction of the nearby airfield, the legacy of which lingers in the distant, rhythmic hum of progress. To the west, the iconic silhouette of Blackpool Pleasure Beach rises against the sky, a jagged crown of steel that punctuates the otherwise modest elevation of the landscape. Common Edge maintains a distinct character, caught between the quiet industry of its playing fields and the encroaching energy of the coast. The light here has a sharp, pale quality, often reflecting off the damp earth to illuminate the low-hanging clouds that drift inland. Only a short distance away, the quiet dedication of the Hangar 42 - Spitfire Visitor Centre preserves the mechanical ghosts of an older sky, grounding the modern suburban sprawl in a tangible, historical gravity. Residents find themselves living in a place where the wide, windswept grass of the local fields provides a necessary pause before the frantic, neon-lit ambition of the nearby seaside resorts begins.
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Explore Common Edge, 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: 53.787453, -3.024235. 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. |