Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Higher Croft, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Croft 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 | Higher Croft |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.729193 |
| Longitude | -2.477197 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Higher Croft’s modest sprawl unfurls across the Lancashire landscape with a quiet persistence. It lies 2.3 km south of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 173°T, OS grid SD 686 259). The houses, a mix of Victorian terraces and later suburban developments, often catch the pale, diffused light of the North West, lending their brickwork a soft, almost pearlescent sheen. Small gardens, meticulously kept, offer pockets of vibrant colour against the prevailing muted tones of the sky and fields. The air here, especially after a rain shower, carries a clean, earthy scent, hinting at the surrounding farmland. A sense of everyday life, unhurried and familiar, pervades the streets of Higher Croft.
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Explore Higher Croft, 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: 53.729193, -2.477197. 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. |