Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Guide, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Guide 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 Guide, 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 Guide and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Guide |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.727969 |
| Longitude | -2.447400 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Guide commands a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of moorland rain from the Pennine fringe. It lies 2.1 miles south-east of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 138°T, OS grid SD 705 258), and is situated north-west of Belthorn village. The landscape around Guide is defined by a stern, industrial resilience, where the grey stone of older dwellings catches the low-slung, silvery light of the North West. To the west, the dark, still waters of Guide Reservoir reflect the shifting clouds, providing a quiet mirror to the expansive sky above the plateau. The terrain slopes away towards the lower ground, where the steady, hidden movement of Higher Croft Brook carves a path through the earth. Travellers moving through these lanes experience a particular clarity, as the elevation grants a wide, sweeping view over the valleys that once powered the looms of Lancashire. Life in Guide maintains a grounded, stoic quality, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban centres. Here, the horizon remains the primary companion, wide and unyielding against the passage of the seasons.
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Explore Guide, 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: 53.727969, -2.447400. 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. |