Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Pleckgate, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pleckgate 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 | Pleckgate |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.769595 |
| Longitude | -2.490415 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Pleckgate unfolds as a distinct suburban presence in Lancashire, a place where the quiet hum of everyday life finds its cadence. It lies 2.2 km north-north-west of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 345°T, OS grid SD 677 304). Here, the landscape begins to soften, the rolling Lancashire hills offering a gentle embrace to the neat rows of houses, their roofs catching the diffused light of the North West sky. The air often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant fields, a reminder of the agricultural roots that still subtly inform the character of Pleckgate. The streets, though modern in their construction, seem to possess a certain settled quality, as if the very pavement remembers the footsteps of generations who have walked these paths. Even in the ordinary, a quiet dignity can be discerned, a testament to the enduring spirit of English suburban life.
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Explore Pleckgate, 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: 53.769595, -2.490415. 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. |