Great Altcar Lancashire Map

About Great Altcar

Great Altcar rests on the Lancashire plain, a place where the sky feels vast and the land stretches with a quiet, determined green. It lies 2.7 km east-south-east of Formby (from Formby: bearing 108°T, OS grid SD 324 063). The air here often carries the scent of damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding agricultural fields that have shaped this landscape for generations, their furrows like ancient, patient lines drawn across the horizon. The village church, St. Stephen's, stands as a stoic sentinel, its stone weathered by countless seasons, a quiet testament to the enduring faith and community that has long called Great Altcar home. Even the light seems to possess a particular quality, a soft diffusion that lends a subtle glow to the brickwork of the cottages and the broad leaves of the hedgerows. The rhythm of Great Altcar is one of slow, deliberate growth, mirroring the patient cultivation of the land that defines its very being.

About This Great Altcar Map Page

Explore Great Altcar, 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: 53.549597, -3.021016. 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.