Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West
Explore Sherwood, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sherwood 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sherwood, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Lancashire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sherwood and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Sherwood |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Preston |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.790998 |
| Longitude | -2.696878 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sherwood emerges as a quiet residential enclave defined by the low, steady pulse of suburban Lancashire life. It lies 0.7 miles east of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 90°T, OS grid SD 541 329). Low brick terraces and semi-detached homes hold the warmth of the afternoon sun, their gardens catching the pale, northern light that drifts across the rooftops. Just a short walk away, Sherwood Green offers a modest expanse of grass where the wind stirs the leaves in a rhythmic, hushed conversation. History presses lightly against the edges of the streets, evidenced by the nearby Cromwell's Mound, where the earth still bears the subtle, raised scars of seventeenth-century civil war fortifications. These defensive ridges, now softened by tall, unkempt weeds, create a stark contrast to the orderly driveways and quiet cul-de-sacs of the modern residential grid. Throughout the day, the air carries a faint, sharp clarity that speaks of the open fields further afield in the Preston district. Sherwood remains a place of domestic stillness, where the routine of the morning commute replaces the older, more turbulent echoes of the past.
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Explore Sherwood, 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: 53.790998, -2.696878. 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 | August 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. |