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Samlesbury Bottoms Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: South Ribble · Region: North West

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Samlesbury Bottoms, 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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PlaceSamlesbury Bottoms
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughSouth Ribble
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.756038
Longitude-2.579635
Place TypeHamlet

About Samlesbury Bottoms

Samlesbury Bottoms reveals itself as a quiet intersection of water and earth where the industrial echoes of Lancashire soften into the verdant curves of the Ribble Valley. It lies 3.8 miles east-north-east of Bamber Bridge (from Bamber Bridge: bearing 63°T, OS grid SD 618 290), and is situated west-south-west of Nab's Head village. The landscape here is defined by the patient persistence of the River Darwen, which carves its path through a terrain of subtle, moss-coloured declivities. Just a short distance away, the Darwen River Section SSSI preserves a stark geological history, where layers of sediment offer a silent ledger of shifting epochs. The air carries a damp, metallic chill near the banks, a reminder of the water’s long journey through the surrounding gritstone uplands. Rising to the east, the silhouette of Hoolster Hill breaks the horizon, its crown catching the pale, translucent light that often settles over the valley floor during the late afternoon. Samlesbury Bottoms remains a place of understated transitions, where the remnants of past industry are slowly reclaimed by the encroaching reeds and the steady, rhythmic pulse of the current.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Darwen River Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 291° WNW · 6 ha
  • Hoolster Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 065° ENE
  • Hole Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 301° WNW
  • Huntley Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 000° N
  • Pleasington Alum Works (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 117° ESE · 8 ha
  • White House Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 096° E
  • Hoghton Bottoms (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 154° SSE
  • Hunter's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Jeffery Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 086° E
  • Woodfold Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 104° ESE · 176 ha
  • Beeston Brook Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 243° WSW · 2 ha
  • Lightning XS921 (replica) (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • F35 Lightning II (replica) (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 013° NNE
  • Black Hill Delf (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 109° ESE
  • Brockholes Visitor Village (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 298° WNW
  • Cuerdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.5 mi, 270° W
  • Witton Country Park (Park) — 2.6 mi, 110° ESE
  • Tun Brook Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 321° NW
  • Witton Park (Park) — 2.8 mi, 114° ESE
  • Roman Signal Station On Mellor Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 060° ENE
  • Part Of Witton Old Hall Medieval Lordly Residence 340M North East Of Feniscliffe Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 110° ESE
  • Colourfields Panopticon (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 088° E
  • The Tank Toposcope (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 086° E
  • Top of Orr's Mill Tower (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 248° WSW
  • Barbara Castle (Public Artwork) — 3.8 mi, 097° E
  • REEL Cinema Blackburn (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 098° E
  • Grimsargh Wetlands (Wetland) — 3.9 mi, 334° NNW
  • King Georges Hall (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 097° E
  • Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 096° E
  • Thwaites Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 114° ESE

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About This Samlesbury Bottoms Map Page

Explore Samlesbury Bottoms, 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: 53.756038, -2.579635. 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.