Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: West Lancashire · Region: North West
Explore Hoscar, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hoscar 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 Hoscar, 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 | Hoscar |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | West Lancashire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.594716 |
| Longitude | -2.811600 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hoscar breathes under a wide, low sky where the flat plains of the West Lancashire mosses stretch toward the horizon. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Skelmersdale (from Skelmersdale: bearing 334°T, OS grid SD 463 112), and is situated east-north-east of Ring o' Bells village. The water of Hoscar Brook flows with a quiet, persistent urgency just a stone’s throw to the east, tracing a dark path through the peat-rich earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the modest rise of Lowry Hill breaks the monotony of the level ground, offering a singular vantage point over the patchwork of drainage ditches and heavy clay soil. These channels, carved long ago to reclaim the marshland, dictate the rhythm of the landscape as much as the shifting grey light of the North West. Hoscar remains a place defined by the stubborn persistence of its drainage systems and the vast, unobstructed heavens above. The wind often carries the scent of damp earth and distant industry, a reminder of the long agricultural heritage that has kept these fields productive for generations. Time moves here with the slow, deliberate pace of the water, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl of the wider world.
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Explore Hoscar, 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: 53.594716, -2.811600. 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. |