Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Hyndburn · Region: North West
Explore Higher Baxenden, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Baxenden 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.
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| Place | Higher Baxenden |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Hyndburn |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.737116 |
| Longitude | -2.347957 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Higher Baxenden commands a rugged elevation where the industrial grit of the Lancashire hills meets the persistent, quiet expansion of suburban life. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-east of Accrington (from Accrington: bearing 148°T, OS grid SD 771 268), and is situated east-north-east of Green Haworth village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, muscular persistence, catching the pale northern light that washes over the slopes of Rothwell Heights to the west. Residents often walk the nearby paths toward the verdant, sheltered depth of Laund Clough, where the water runs cold and clear over darkened stones. Higher Baxenden remains defined by this transition between the steep, unforgiving landscape and the orderly rows of modern brickwork. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the open reach of Friar Hill provides a stark horizon that keeps the sky feeling vast and unburdened. The air carries a distinct, sharp clarity, moving freely across the rising ground as if reclaiming the space from the encroaching chimneys of the valley below.
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Explore Higher Baxenden, 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: 53.737116, -2.347957. 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. |