Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Moorgate, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moorgate 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.
| Place | Moorgate |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.727823 |
| Longitude | -2.498113 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Moorgate presents a quiet dignity, a place where the Lancashire sky often seems to hold a particular, muted luminescence. It lies 2.7 km south-south-west of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 204°T, OS grid SD 672 258), and is situated north-north-east of Tockholes village. The landscape around Moorgate, a subtle undulation of fields and hedgerows, hints at a long agricultural past, its contours shaped by generations of husbandry rather than dramatic geological upheaval. Here, the air carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the surrounding greenery and the enduring connection to the land. Moorgate's dwellings, a modest collection of stone-built homes, speak of a practical heritage, their windows often reflecting the soft, diffused light that characterises the North West's climate.
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Explore Moorgate, 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: 53.727823, -2.498113. 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 | June 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. |