Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West
Explore Fishwick, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fishwick 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 Fishwick, 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 Fishwick and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Fishwick |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Preston |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.763583 |
| Longitude | -2.678205 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fishwick carries the quiet, persistent weight of Victorian industrial ambition, its red-brick terraces holding the low Lancashire light in a firm, amber grip. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Preston (from Preston: bearing 76°T, OS grid SD 553 299). The land here drops toward the Ribble, where the river’s slow, muscular passage dictates the geography of the floodplain. A short distance away, the metal geometry of Helix 20 catches the grey sky, offering a sharp, modern contrast to the older, soot-stained masonry that defines the local horizon. Residents often walk the perimeter of the expansive Preston Cemetery, where the orderly avenues of Victorian headstones provide a sombre, serene counterpoint to the hum of the nearby transit routes. Fishwick retains a rugged, utilitarian character, shaped by the soot and toil of a century that valued the permanence of stone over the fleeting grace of ornament. The air here feels heavy with the memory of looms and ironwork, yet the open patches of scrubland offer a stark, unadorned beauty that resists the softening touch of modern redevelopment. Everything in Fishwick remains grounded in its original, hardworking purpose, refusing to apologise for its lack of pretension.
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Explore Fishwick, 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: 53.763583, -2.678205. 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. |