Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Higher Broadhalgh, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Broadhalgh 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 Higher Broadhalgh, 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 | Higher Broadhalgh |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.725299 |
| Longitude | -2.531168 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Higher Broadhalgh marks a quiet transition where the industrial ambition of Lancashire softens into the deliberate pace of the countryside. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 230°T, OS grid SD 650 255), and is situated south-east of Pleasington village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, defined by fields that rise and fall with an unforced, rhythmic grace under the grey, shifting light of the North West. To the south-west, the River Roddlesworth carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters carrying the cool, mossy scent of the uplands. Nearby, the dense canopy of Stanworth Woods creates a deep, emerald shadow that persists even when the midday sun is at its most insistent. Higher Broadhalgh retains a modest, functional character, its stone dwellings reflecting the pragmatic heritage of a region once defined by the loom and the furnace. The air remains clean and sharp, filtered by the surrounding valley slopes that protect the low-lying lanes from the harsher winds blowing in from the Irish Sea. This remains a place of understated permanence, where the passage of the seasons is measured not by clockwork, but by the gradual darkening of the soil and the slow, steady growth of the hedgerows.
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Explore Higher Broadhalgh, 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: 53.725299, -2.531168. 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. |