Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West
Explore Roe Lee, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Roe Lee 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 | Roe Lee |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| Unitary Authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.769801 |
| Longitude | -2.486275 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Roe Lee exhales a quiet suburban breath against the Lancashire sky. It lies 2.2 km north of Blackburn (from Blackburn: bearing 352°T, OS grid SD 680 304). The light here often possesses a soft, diffused quality, catching the muted brickwork of its houses and the green sheen of its well-tended lawns. Though Roe Lee itself lacks grand historical monuments, the surrounding landscape hints at older rhythms, with fields that seem to hold the memory of ancient ploughing and hedgerows that whisper of generations passed. The air, when the wind shifts from the west, can carry the faint, earthy scent of the nearby agricultural land, a reminder of the quiet industry that underpins even this residential expanse. The roads, clean and orderly, trace a pattern of modern convenience, yet the occasional mature oak tree, standing sentinel, suggests a deeper, enduring presence.
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Explore Roe Lee, 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: 53.769801, -2.486275. 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. |