Piercy Lancashire Map

About Piercy

Piercy rests in Lancashire's Rossendale district, a quiet corner of England's North West. It lies 2.4 km east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 89°T, OS grid SD 835 228), and is situated north of Cowpe village. The contours of the land here, etched by ancient watercourses, give a sense of a place that has long yielded to the patient shaping of the elements, with the air often carrying a subtle scent of damp earth and distant peat. Though its industrial past may have faded, the sturdy stone of older dwellings still speaks of a resilience, the grey slate roofs catching the diffused northern light with a muted, steady glow. The surrounding hills, softened by the passage of countless seasons, offer a constant, unobtrusive presence, their varied greens and browns forming a backdrop that feels both familiar and immutably wild. One might imagine, on a clear afternoon, the way sunlight falls across the patchwork fields, a fleeting benediction upon this modest corner of the county.

About This Piercy Map Page

Explore Piercy, 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: 53.701398, -2.250691. 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.