Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: West Lancashire · Region: North West
Explore Downholland Cross, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downholland Cross 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.
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| Place | Downholland Cross |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | West Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.555291 |
| Longitude | -2.959745 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Downholland Cross marks a quiet convergence of flat, open fields where the horizon seems to stretch wider than the earth itself. It lies 2.8 miles north-north-west of Maghull (from Maghull: bearing 347°T, OS grid SD 365 069), and is situated south-east of Haskayne village. The light here catches the damp, low-lying soil, turning the furrows into ribbons of silver after a morning rain. Mairscough Brook meanders sluggishly through the nearby pastures, a modest vein of water that gives the landscape a sense of patient, unhurried continuity. A short distance away, the elevation of Rabbit Hill provides a rare vantage point to observe how the sky dominates the flat expanse of the West Lancashire plain. Downholland Cross remains defined by its agricultural heritage, where the steady industry of the farmyard persists against the encroachment of modern transit. The air carries the faint, sharp scent of turned peat, a reminder of the ancient mosses that once governed this expanse of the North West. Through the turning seasons, the stillness of the fields ensures that Downholland Cross remains a place where the passage of time is measured by the growth of crops rather than the clamour of machines.
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Explore Downholland Cross, 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: 53.555291, -2.959745. 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. |