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Dunsop Bridge Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Ribble Valley · Region: North West

Explore Dunsop Bridge, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dunsop Bridge 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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PlaceDunsop Bridge
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughRibble Valley
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.944722
Longitude-2.523228
Place TypeVillage

About Dunsop Bridge

Dunsop Bridge marks the confluence where the rivers Dunsop and Hodder meet, pulling the surrounding moorland currents into a singular, stone-bridged focus. It lies 7.3 miles north-west of Clitheroe (from Clitheroe: bearing 311°T, OS grid SD 657 499), and is situated west of Newton village. The light here has a peculiar, thin clarity, often catching the grey gritstone of the cottages before it slips away toward the rising slopes of Bracken Hill. As the gateway to the Forest of Bowland, Dunsop Bridge serves as a quiet threshold where the manicured order of the valley floor gives way to the wilder, unyielding geography of the north. Residents often point to the nearby Robin Clough, where the water carves deep, shadowed incisions into the earth, mirroring the ancient, tectonic patience of the landscape. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, defined more by the seasonal passage of sheep and the shifting water levels than by the frantic pace of distant industrial hubs. Visitors find themselves pausing at the village green, where the air holds the cold, metallic scent of high-altitude rain and damp moss. Dunsop Bridge maintains a steadfast, unsentimental composure, indifferent to the transient gaze of those who merely pass through on their way to the higher fells.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mellor Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 241° WSW
  • Robin Clough (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 127° SE
  • Bracken Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 104° ESE
  • Red Syke (River) — 1.0 mi, 202° SSW
  • Lane Foot Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 273° W
  • Little Hareden Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 270° W
  • Forest Of Bowland (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 2.3 mi, 036° NE · 806 ha
  • Length Of Roman Road N Of Bateson'S Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 147° SSE
  • Ashnott Lead Mine And Lime Kiln (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 118° ESE · 4 ha
  • Browsholme Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.2 mi, 120° ESE
  • Bowland Fells Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.4 mi, 313° NW · 160k acres
  • Brennand Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 326° NW
  • Myttons Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 054° NE · 10 ha
  • Slaidburn Archive (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 067° ENE
  • Slaidburn War Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 065° ENE
  • Round Cairn On Parlick Pike (Scheduled Monument) — 4.9 mi, 230° SW
  • Chipping Showground (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 206° SSW
  • Grindleton Fell (Forest / Woodland) — 5.5 mi, 102° ESE
  • Stonyhurst Bathing Huts (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 156° SSE
  • Brungerley Park (Park) — 6.9 mi, 128° SE
  • Gisburn Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 6.9 mi, 054° NE
  • Ribble Valley Live Steamers (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 142° SE
  • Beacon Fell Country Park (Park) — 7.0 mi, 230° SW
  • Centeneries Theatre (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 162° SSE
  • Stonyhurst College (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 7.2 mi, 165° SSE · 75 ha
  • Lady Statue (Public Artwork) — 7.3 mi, 167° SSE
  • Clitheroe Castle (Historic Park or Garden) — 7.4 mi, 135° SE · 8 ha
  • The Grand (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 132° SE
  • Sawley Abbey (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 106° ESE
  • White Spout (Waterfall) — 8.1 mi, 323° NW

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About This Dunsop Bridge Map Page

Explore Dunsop Bridge, 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: 53.944722, -2.523228. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.