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Moor Side Lancashire Map

(Hamlet near Woodplumpton)

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

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

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PlaceMoor Side
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughPreston
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.815523
Longitude-2.768124
Place TypeHamlet

About Moor Side

Moor Side retains a quiet, unassuming dignity amidst the flat agricultural expanse of the Lancashire plains. It lies 2.8 miles north-west of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 307°T, OS grid SD 495 357), and is situated north-west of Woodplumpton village. Low-lying fields stretch toward the horizon, where the silver ribbon of New Mill Brook meanders with a rhythmic, indifferent persistence through the damp earth. The quality of light here possesses a singular clarity, often sharpening the edges of the hedgerows until they appear as fine, dark strokes against the pale sky. To the north-east, the gentle rise of Gravelly Hill breaks the monotony of the meadows, offering a subtle vantage point over the quietude of the surrounding pasture. Moor Side remains a place of deep, hushed rurality, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the seasons across the open fields. Woodplumpton Brook also traces its course nearby, deepening the sense of a landscape defined by the patient, unceasing work of water. The persistence of such quietude suggests that Moor Side prefers the company of the shifting clouds to the clamour of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • New Mill Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 040° NE
  • White Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 131° SE
  • Gravelly Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 034° NNE
  • Woodplumpton Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 273° W
  • Miller Green (Park) — 2.1 mi, 168° SSE
  • Two Hounds Hunting Wild Boar (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 176° S
  • The Former Harris Orphanage (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.1 mi, 134° SE · 6 ha
  • Cromwell'S Mound Civil War Fieldwork (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 111° ESE
  • Sherwood Green (Park) — 3.3 mi, 118° ESE
  • The Flower Bowl (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 015° NNE
  • Nelson Buoy (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 163° SSE
  • Chingle Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 3.9 mi, 089° E
  • Buoy (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 164° SSE
  • Ribble Steam Railway (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 172° S
  • Bull Nose (Wetland) — 4.1 mi, 170° S
  • Lea Marsh (Wetland) — 4.1 mi, 190° S
  • The Serpentine (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Lancashire Infantry Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 128° SE
  • Odeon Preston (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 157° SSE
  • Claughton Hlaew In Sandhole Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 4.3 mi, 015° NNE
  • Preston Playhouse (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 145° SE
  • Rough Hey Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.7 mi, 020° NNE · 6 ha
  • Charter Theatre (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 143° SE
  • Harris Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 144° SE
  • Catterall Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.9 mi, 009° N
  • Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 139° SE
  • Brock Bottom (Valley) — 5.1 mi, 038° NE
  • Miller Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.1 mi, 149° SSE · 4 ha
  • Avenham Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.2 mi, 147° SSE · 9 ha
  • Horns Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 068° ENE

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About This Moor Side Map Page

Explore Moor Side, 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: 53.815523, -2.768124. 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.