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Milnshaw Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Hyndburn · Region: North West

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

How to Use This Milnshaw, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Milnshaw, 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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PlaceMilnshaw
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughHyndburn
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.758776
Longitude-2.372405
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Milnshaw

Milnshaw commands a steady prominence upon the rising slopes that overlook the industrial heart of the Hyndburn district. It lies 0.5 miles north-west of Accrington (from Accrington: bearing 321°T, OS grid SD 755 292). The terrain here carries the sturdy, unpretentious character of Lancashire, where the grey stone of Victorian terraces reflects the persistent, silver-edged light typical of the North West. Residents find a quiet refuge in the nearby grounds of Milnshaw Park, where the trees lean inward as if to guard the silence of the afternoon. Below the residential streets, the River Hyndburn carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a cold, clear gravity toward the lower valleys. Milnshaw retains a functional dignity, its architecture serving as a physical ledger of the coal and textile trades that once defined the rhythm of these hills. The horizon is often punctuated by the distant, sweeping silhouette of Whinney Hill, which stands as a silent witness to the changing seasons above the rooftops. Every chimney stack and slate roof in Milnshaw seems to hold a memory of the labour that built the region, grounding the suburban sprawl in a deep, enduring sense of place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Milnshaw Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 199° SSW
  • River Hyndburn (River) — 0.2 mi, 181° S
  • Gatty Memorial Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 240° WSW
  • Accrington Dome (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 143° SE
  • Woodnook Water (River) — 0.6 mi, 133° SE
  • Whinney Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 019° NNE
  • Remains Of Aspen Colliery, Associated Beehive Coking Ovens And Canal Basin (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 247° WSW
  • Aspen Valley (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 253° WSW
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE
  • Rothwell Heights (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 171° S
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 143° SE
  • Rishton Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 279° W
  • Mitchell's House Reservoirs (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 116° ESE
  • Hapton Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 056° NE
  • Harper Clough And Smalley Delph Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW · 3 ha
  • Martholme Viaduct (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 355° N
  • Warmwithens Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 199° SSW
  • Spigot Mortar (Blacker Bombard) Position (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Cock Wood Gorge Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 351° N · 3 ha
  • Queen'S Park, Blackburn (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 250° WSW · 12 ha
  • Tin men (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 311° NW
  • Burnley Training Ground (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 045° NE
  • Gawthorpe Textiles Collection (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Vue Blackburn (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 258° WSW
  • Whalley Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 340° NNW
  • Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 263° W
  • King Georges Hall (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 262° W
  • REEL Cinema Blackburn (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 261° W
  • The Tank Toposcope (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 271° W
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 163° SSE

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About This Milnshaw Map Page

Explore Milnshaw, 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: 53.758776, -2.372405. 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.