Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Little Knowley, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little 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 Little 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 | Little Knowley |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.665266 |
| Longitude | -2.615739 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Little Knowley maintains a quiet presence on the northern fringes of the Lancashire landscape, where the stone walls and low-slung houses meet the expansive greenery of the region. It lies 1.0 miles north-east of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 43°T, OS grid SD 594 189). The geography here is defined by a subtle transition from urban edge to open field, with the sprawling, ancient woodlands of Astley Park providing a verdant anchor to the south-western boundary. Beneath a wide, grey-blue sky, the land holds the weight of its industrial past, though the air today carries only the faint, damp scent of the nearby River Chor as it winds through the low ground. Residents often walk the paths where the light catches the reeds near the Heapey Reservoirs, watching the water ripple in the wake of a breeze that travels over the high moors. Little Knowley keeps its own steady pace, removed from the clamour of the main roads that link the surrounding districts. The architecture remains functional and unpretentious, built to withstand the persistent Lancashire rain that darkens the brickwork and keeps the gardens lush. Life here is measured by the slow turn of the seasons across the fields, rather than the sharp clockwork of the neighbouring industrial hubs.
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Explore Little 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: 53.665266, -2.615739. 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. |