Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Knowley, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Knowley 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 Knowley, 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 | Knowley |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.665908 |
| Longitude | -2.609695 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Knowley occupies a quiet corner of the Lancashire landscape where the horizon softens into the gentle, rolling contours of the West Pennine Moors. It lies 1.2 miles north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 50°T, OS grid SD 598 189), and is situated south-south-east of Johnson's Hillock village. The sunlight here often catches the lingering moisture of the morning, casting a pale, silver sheen over the fields that define the eastern edges of Astley Park. Knowley maintains a modest, unassuming character, its topography shaped by the slow, persistent work of water carving through the underlying gritstone. To the east, the stillness of the Heapey Reservoirs acts as a mirror for the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the more industrious bustle of the nearby market town. The wind carries a faint, cool dampness from these open waters, rustling through the hedgerows that border the narrow lanes. Residents of Knowley often observe the seasonal rise and fall of the local brooks, a rhythmic pulse that has marked the passage of time far longer than the modern roads that now skirt its perimeter. It remains a place of quiet observation, where the land holds its history in the quiet geometry of its stone walls and the sprawling, verdant reach of its outer woods.
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Explore Knowley, 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: 53.665908, -2.609695. 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. |