Larches Lancashire Map

About Larches

Larches, a scatter of dwellings and verdant spaces, offers a quiet repose on the Lancashire plain. It lies 3.7 km west of Preston (from Preston: bearing 280°T, OS grid SD 503 302), and is situated south of Cottam village. The land around Larches unfolds with a gentle generosity, its fields often catching the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, painting broad swathes of gold and amber across the landscape. Subtle undulations in the terrain suggest ancient field systems, a silent testament to generations of cultivation, while the occasional stand of mature trees, their branches like weathered hands reaching for the sky, lends a sense of enduring permanence. The air here often carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a fragrance that speaks of a life lived in close communion with the seasons.

About This Larches Map Page

Explore Larches, 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: 53.766129, -2.754539. 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.