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Little Harwood Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West

Explore Little Harwood, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Harwood 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.

Interactive Map of Little Harwood, Lancashire

How to Use This Little Harwood, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Little Harwood, 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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PlaceLittle Harwood
Traditional CountyLancashire
Unitary AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.759528
Longitude-2.461069
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Little Harwood

Little Harwood stretches across the elevated ridges of Lancashire, catching the low, pale light that rolls in from the Pennine horizon. It lies 1.1 miles north-east of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 52°T, OS grid SD 697 293). The terrain here rises with a stubborn, muscular grace, defined by the industrial legacy of a landscape that once hummed with the steady clatter of looms and spindles. To the south-west, the waters of Little Harwood Brook carve a quiet, persistent path through the earth, marking the boundary where the built environment yields to the damp, verdant pull of the valley. Residents often walk the perimeter toward the distant, sweeping slopes of Windy Bank, where the air sharpens and the view clarifies into a vast, grey-green expanse. The architecture of Little Harwood reflects the utilitarian ambition of the nineteenth century, with rows of terraced brick standing firm against the prevailing westerly winds. Gardens tucked behind these dwellings offer small, sheltered sanctuaries of colour that contrast sharply with the austere, slate-coloured sky. Life here maintains a grounded, unpretentious pace, tethered firmly to the rhythms of the North West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Little Harwood Brook (River) — 0.1 mi, 234° SW
  • Roe Lee Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 329° NNW
  • Safe Haven Garden (Park) — 1.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Abbott Clough (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 127° SE
  • Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 236° SW
  • Windy Bank (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 027° NNE
  • Rishton Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 073° ENE
  • Vue Blackburn (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 216° SW
  • King Georges Hall (Theatre) — 1.2 mi, 235° SW
  • River Blakewater (River) — 1.3 mi, 218° SW
  • Queen'S Park, Blackburn (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 176° S · 12 ha
  • Barbara Castle (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 235° SW
  • REEL Cinema Blackburn (Cinema) — 1.3 mi, 234° SW
  • The Tank Toposcope (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 271° W
  • Colourfields Panopticon (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 265° W
  • Parsonage Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 008° N
  • Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 042° NE · 3 ha
  • Fishmoor Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 177° S
  • Thwaites Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 214° SW
  • Part Of Witton Old Hall Medieval Lordly Residence 340M North East Of Feniscliffe Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 236° SW
  • Billinge Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 253° WSW
  • Remains Of Aspen Colliery, Associated Beehive Coking Ovens And Canal Basin (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 101° ESE
  • Roman Signal Station On Mellor Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 296° WNW
  • Old Park Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.8 mi, 314° NW
  • Accrington Dome (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 097° E
  • Stanworth Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 226° SW
  • Cock Wood Gorge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 045° NE · 3 ha
  • Martholme Viaduct (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 050° NE
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 107° ESE
  • Ribchester Roman Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 320° NW

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About This Little Harwood Map Page

Explore Little Harwood, 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: 53.759528, -2.461069. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.