Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Hawkshaw, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hawkshaw 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 | Hawkshaw |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.707517 |
| Longitude | -2.482951 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hawkshaw rests on Lancashire's undulating terrain, a quiet corner of England. It lies 1.7 km north-west of Darwen (from Darwen: bearing 323°T, OS grid SD 682 235). The air here can carry the scent of damp earth and the distant bleating of sheep, a subtle reminder of the pastoral landscape that enfolds Hawkshaw. Old stone walls, weathered by countless seasons, trace the boundaries of fields where the light often falls in soft, diffused shafts, painting the grass in muted greens and golds. The rhythm of life in Hawkshaw is measured, unhurried, with the quiet hum of domesticity punctuated by the occasional call of a bird or the rustle of leaves in the breeze. It is a place where the enduring presence of the land shapes the character of its inhabitants, a quiet testament to continuity.
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Explore Hawkshaw, 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: 53.707517, -2.482951. 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. |