Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West
Explore Gallows Hill, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gallows Hill 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.
| Place | Gallows Hill |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Preston |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.770860 |
| Longitude | -2.703766 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gallows Hill carries the quiet hum of suburban life, a place where the everyday unfolds under a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light. It lies 1.2 km north-north-west of Preston (from Preston: bearing 343°T, OS grid SD 537 307). The gentle slopes that characterize the landscape here offer glimpses of distant fields, their green hues softened by the prevalent Lancashire air. Though its name might suggest a more dramatic past, Gallows Hill today is a neighbourhood of well-kept homes and tree-lined streets, where the rhythm of life is dictated by school runs and the occasional rumble of a passing bus. The local parks, often bathed in the late afternoon sun, provide quiet corners for reflection, their well-trodden paths bearing the silent testament to countless walks. It is a place that absorbs the passing years without fanfare, a comfortable neighbour to the larger city it adjoins.
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Explore Gallows Hill, 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: 53.770860, -2.703766. 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 | June 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. |