Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Wyre · Region: North West
Explore Skitham, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skitham 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 | Skitham |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Wyre |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.884187 |
| Longitude | -2.873975 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Skitham, a quiet hamlet in Lancashire's Wyre district, breathes the gentle air of the North West. It lies 6.9 km west-south-west of Garstang (from Garstang: bearing 253°T, OS grid SD 426 434), and is situated east-north-east of Out Rawcliffe village. The fields surrounding Skitham, often a rich loam, hold the quiet promise of the harvest, their surfaces catching the low, diffused sunlight that is characteristic of this part of England. Here, the landscape unfolds with a subtle, unhurried grace, a gentle unfolding of green pastures and hedgerows that speak of generations of careful husbandry. The air itself seems to carry the faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a comforting perfume that clings to the very fabric of Skitham. There is a profound sense of peace in this corner of Lancashire, a stillness that invites contemplation and a quiet appreciation for the enduring beauty of the countryside.
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Explore Skitham, 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: 53.884187, -2.873975. 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. |