Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Lancaster · Region: North West
Explore Hest Bank, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hest Bank 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 Hest Bank, 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 | Hest Bank |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Lancaster |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.091538 |
| Longitude | -2.813976 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hest Bank draws its breath from the shifting salt-light of the bay, where the horizon dissolves into the grey expanse of the mudflats. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Morecambe (from Morecambe: bearing 56°T, OS grid SD 468 664), and is situated west-north-west of Slyne village. Trains rattle along the coastal embankment, tracing a line between the sturdy stone dwellings and the vast, tidal reach of the Lancaster Sand. To the west, the tide pulls back to reveal a gleaming, treacherous floor, while the silhouette of Scalestones Point offers a quiet vantage for watching the gulls wheel over the brine. The air here holds a sharp, metallic tang, carrying the cold memory of the Irish Sea toward the inland fields. Beyond the tracks, the terrain rises slightly, grounding Hest Bank in a landscape defined by the relentless pulse of the water. Local life follows the rhythm of the tides, with residents often walking the shoreline where the salt crusts the winter grass. This edge of the world remains tethered to the sea, a place where the wide, open sky dictates the mood of every passing hour.
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Explore Hest Bank, 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: 54.091538, -2.813976. 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. |