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Pickup Bank Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pickup Bank, 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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PlacePickup Bank
Traditional CountyLancashire
Unitary AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.700803
Longitude-2.416076
Place TypeVillage

About Pickup Bank

Pickup Bank commands the high, exposed ridges of Lancashire, where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of upland grass and distant rain. It lies 2.1 miles east of Darwen (from Darwen: bearing 79°T, OS grid SD 726 227), and is situated east-north-east of Hoddlesden village. Rough Hill rises abruptly to the north-north-east, its slopes catching the pale, slanted light that defines these moorland elevations throughout the changing seasons. Below the crests, the landscape falls away toward the quiet, persistent flow of Pickup Bank Brook, which carves a modest path through the gritstone foundations. The architecture of Pickup Bank reflects the utilitarian resilience of a place forged by local quarrying and early industrial endeavour. Beyond the stone dwellings, the hollow of Sapling Clough offers a sheltered contrast to the broader, wind-whipped horizon. Sunlight here often possesses a brittle clarity, illuminating the dark, weathered masonry that anchors Pickup Bank firmly into the rugged terrain. These hills remain indifferent to the passage of modern transit, maintaining a stillness that seems to belong to the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • Pickup Bank Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 205° SSW
  • Sapling Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 048° NE
  • Great Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 122° ESE
  • Mean Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 007° N
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 332° NNW
  • Scotland Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 196° SSW
  • Blacksnap (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 207° SSW
  • Ashton Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 246° WSW
  • Coking Ovens And Associated Coal Workings On Aushaw Moss 450M South West Of Lower House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 166° SSE · 11 ha
  • The Weaver Bird (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 260° W
  • Darwen Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 262° W
  • Steam Tramway Reversing Triangle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 230° SW
  • Grainings Wood (Park) — 2.3 mi, 218° SW
  • West Pennine Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 214° SSW · 76k acres
  • Sunnyhurst Woods (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.0 mi, 269° W · 35 ha
  • Jubilee Tower (Darwen Tower) (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 255° WSW
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 104° ESE
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 103° ESE
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 104° ESE · 1 ha
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 054° NE
  • Thwaites Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Vue Blackburn (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 320° NW
  • Pilgrim's Stone (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 135° SE
  • Tockholes Number 3 Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 250° WSW
  • Accrington Dome (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 030° NNE
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.3 mi, 119° ESE · 3 ha
  • Hollinshead Hall (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 321° NW

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About This Pickup Bank Map Page

Explore Pickup Bank, 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: 53.700803, -2.416076. 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.