Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Wyre · Region: North West
Explore Skippool, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skippool 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 Skippool, 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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| Place | Skippool |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Wyre |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.858228 |
| Longitude | -2.983284 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Skippool commands a landscape where the flat, salt-licked earth yields to the persistent pull of the tides. It lies 1.0 miles north-north-east of Poulton-le-Fylde (from Poulton-le-Fylde: bearing 29°T, OS grid SD 354 406), and is situated east-north-east of Carleton village. Here, the horizon is dominated by the expansive, shifting textures of Skippool Marsh, where the light plays tricks on the reeds and mirrors a grey, expansive sky. The Main Dyke carves a precise, dark line through this low-lying terrain, draining the fields with a quiet, industrial efficiency. Where the land meets the water, Skippool Creek serves as a reminder of a maritime past, its banks once busy with the trade of small vessels navigating the Wyre. The air carries a sharp, saline tang, grounding the suburban sprawl in the reality of its estuarine geography. Visitors often walk the perimeter of these wetlands to watch the herons rise against the backdrop of the distant industrial silhouettes. Skippool remains a place defined by the tension between the encroaching tide and the firm, reclaimed soil beneath its foundations.
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Explore Skippool, 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: 53.858228, -2.983284. 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. |