Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Nova Scotia, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nova Scotia 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 | Nova Scotia |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.739379 |
| Longitude | -2.485499 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Nova Scotia, a quiet Lancashire suburb, hums with a subtle energy. It lies 1.2 km south-south-west of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 192°T, OS grid SD 680 271). The scattered houses here, some of older brick and others of more modern construction, reflect the gradual growth of a community that has largely found its purpose in the shadow of its larger neighbour. A faint scent of damp earth, perhaps from the nearby fields that still press in on the edges of the residential streets, often drifts on the breeze, a reminder of the agricultural past that underpins this seemingly unremarkable corner of England. The sky above Nova Scotia, when clear, often possesses a pale, diffused light, softening the edges of the rooftops and lending a quiet dignity to the everyday scene.
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Explore Nova Scotia, 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: 53.739379, -2.485499. 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. |