Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: West Lancashire · Region: North West
Explore Holmeswood, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Holmeswood 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 Holmeswood, 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 | Holmeswood |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | West Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.641455 |
| Longitude | -2.850539 |
| Place Type | Village |
Holmeswood unfolds across the low-lying plains of West Lancashire where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered against the northern sky. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Ormskirk (from Ormskirk: bearing 16°T, OS grid SD 438 164), and is situated west-north-west of Rufford village. Flat, fertile fields dominate the geography here, carved into a grid of deep drainage ditches that shimmer with the grey, metallic light of an overcast day. To the south, the slow-moving waters of the Tootle Drain slice through the peat-rich earth, acting as a quiet artery for the surrounding farmland. The air around Holmeswood carries a distinct, crisp sharpness, often scented by the damp, dark soil of the nearby Mere Sands Wood Sssi, where forty-three hectares of woodland provide a sanctuary for wildfowl and shifting shadows. Agricultural industry defines the rhythm of life, as tractors navigate the narrow lanes between hedgerows that have witnessed generations of seasonal harvests. The landscape possesses a stark, utilitarian beauty, defined more by the immense expanse of sky above than by the modest brick structures that ground the horizon. Here, the land remains tethered to its ancient, marshy origins, keeping the pulse of the earth visible in every furrow and reed-lined bank.
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Explore Holmeswood, 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: 53.641455, -2.850539. 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. |