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.
| 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 a quietude that settles like fine dust upon the landscape. It lies 5.6 km 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 land around Hoscar, a gentle sweep of fields, often catches the low, diffused light of Lancashire, lending a softened edge to the horizon. Though small, Hoscar carries the echoes of agricultural life, its existence tied to the fertile soil that has long sustained it. One might imagine the scent of damp earth after a spring shower, a subtle perfume unique to this corner of West Lancashire.
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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 | 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. |