Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Burnley · Region: North West
Explore Harle Syke, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harle Syke 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 Harle Syke, 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.
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| Place | Harle Syke |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Burnley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.811858 |
| Longitude | -2.205091 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Harle Syke carries the enduring resonance of its industrial pedigree, defined by stone-built rows that climb the rugged Lancashire slopes. It lies 1.4 miles south-east of Brierfield (from Brierfield: bearing 125°T, OS grid SD 865 350). The spinning of cotton once dictated the pulse of Harle Syke, leaving behind a stark, architectural dignity that still commands the hillside. Today, the rhythmic clatter of looms has long subsided, replaced by a quietude that settles over the grey-slated roofs as the light fades. To the south-west, the green expanse of Walshaw Clough provides a soft, earthen counterpoint to the sharp, geometric lines of the old weaving sheds. Nearby, the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum stands as a sentinel of this heritage, its tall chimney marking the horizon like a dark, steady finger. The air here holds the crispness of the high ground, a sharp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding moorland. Residents look out toward the slopes of Extwistle Hill, where the land stretches into broad, heather-dusted ridges against the North West sky.
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Explore Harle Syke, 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: 53.811858, -2.205091. 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. |