Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Lancaster · Region: North West
Explore Galgate, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Galgate 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 Galgate, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Lancashire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Galgate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Galgate |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Lancaster |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.991733 |
| Longitude | -2.789027 |
| Place Type | Village |
Galgate, a peaceful hamlet, unfolds its quiet charm along the Lune Valley. It lies 6.6 km south of Lancaster (from Lancaster: bearing 172°T, OS grid SD 483 553), and is situated south-south-west of Ellel village. The gentle contours of the land here cradle a landscape that has long been shaped by water, the nearby River Lune a constant, murmuring presence, its banks often reflecting the soft, diffused light characteristic of this part of Lancashire. For centuries, the lifeblood of Galgate flowed from its industrious past, with flax spinning and cotton weaving once echoing through its buildings, a legacy now softened by the passage of time. Today, a sense of understated continuity pervades the village, where the old stone cottages, their walls warmed by the sun, stand as quiet witnesses to generations who have called this place home.
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Explore Galgate, 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: 53.991733, -2.789027. 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. |