Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Lancaster · Region: North West
Explore Overton, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Overton 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 Overton, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Lancashire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Overton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Overton |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Lancaster |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.015329 |
| Longitude | -2.860652 |
| Place Type | Village |
Overton captures the salt-heavy breath of the Irish Sea, where the horizon dissolves into a flat, grey expanse of tidal mud and shifting silt. It lies 2.6 miles south-south-east of Heysham (from Heysham: bearing 151°T, OS grid SD 437 580), and is situated east-south-east of Middleton village. The landscape around Overton feels surrendered to the sky, a low-lying geography where the light seems to pool in the hollows of the earth before receding with the tide. To the south, the intricate channels of Lades Marsh pull the eye toward the water, creating a restless border between the solid land and the encroaching sea. Cattle graze upon these saline pastures with a heavy, stolid patience, seemingly indifferent to the distant hum of the modern world. Beyond the fields, Colloway Hill offers a modest vantage point, a singular rise that allows one to trace the jagged silhouette of the coast as it retreats toward the horizon. The architecture of Overton remains humble, composed of stone and slate that has weathered the relentless scouring of coastal gales for generations. A profound stillness settles over the lanes when the wind drops, leaving only the sharp, lonely cries of gulls to mark the passage of the afternoon.
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Explore Overton, 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: 54.015329, -2.860652. 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. |