Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Great Knowley, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Knowley 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 | Great Knowley |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.672455 |
| Longitude | -2.616026 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Great Knowley offers a quiet presence in the Lancashire landscape. It lies 2.3 km north-north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 29°T, OS grid SD 594 197), and is situated south of Johnson's Hillock village. The land here rolls with a gentle, unassuming grace, the fields often divided by hedgerows that have witnessed generations of agricultural endeavour. A particular quality of light can settle over Great Knowley in the late afternoon, bathing the brickwork of its dwellings in a warm, softened glow that hints at enduring solidity. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, a quiet understanding of its rural roots permeates the air. The subtle scent of damp earth after a rain shower, a familiar fragrance in this part of England, often hangs in the air, grounding the senses.
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Explore Great Knowley, 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: 53.672455, -2.616026. 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. |