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Tanterton Lancashire Map

Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Preston · Region: North West

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

Interactive Map of Tanterton, Lancashire

How to Use This Tanterton, Lancashire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tanterton, 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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PlaceTanterton
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughPreston
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.788966
Longitude-2.741956
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Tanterton

Tanterton emerges from the Lancashire landscape as a distinct suburban presence, defined by its orderly residential streets and wide, open thoroughfares. It lies 1.2 miles west of Fulwood (from Fulwood: bearing 263°T, OS grid SD 512 327), and is situated east of Cottam village. The terrain here holds a quiet, utilitarian grace, where the light catches the low-slung brickwork of mid-century homes during the long, amber-hued afternoons. To the southwest, the verdant expanses of Miller Green offer a breath of soft, unmanicured relief against the firmer lines of the surrounding architecture. Residents often walk the perimeter of the local paths, where the air grows cooler as one nears the gentle, winding course of Sharoe Brook. Tanterton maintains a steady, rhythmic connection to the wider Preston district, functioning as a residential anchor between the busier urban veins and the encroaching rural fields. The atmosphere remains unpretentious, favouring the honest pragmatism of a place that values its proximity to both civic amenities and the quietude of the Lancashire horizon. Even in the greyest weather, the orderly layout of the streets provides a sharp, geometric clarity to the view, grounding the observer in the persistent, functional beauty of the North West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Miller Green (Park) — 0.7 mi, 254° WSW
  • Sharoe Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 159° SSE
  • Two Hounds Hunting Wild Boar (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 245° WSW
  • Haslam Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 163° SSE · 32 ha
  • Savick Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 208° SSW
  • White Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 340° NNW
  • Ashton Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 183° S
  • Nelson Buoy (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 179° S
  • Buoy (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 179° S
  • Cromwell'S Mound Civil War Fieldwork (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 071° ENE
  • Odeon Preston (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 165° SSE
  • Ribble Steam Railway (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 193° SSW
  • Bull Nose (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 189° S
  • The Serpentine (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 117° ESE
  • Lancashire Infantry Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 108° ESE
  • Castle Hill Motte (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 160° SSE
  • Preston Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Gravelly Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 346° NNW
  • Charter Theatre (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 138° SE
  • Harris Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 139° SE
  • Lea Marsh (Wetland) — 2.8 mi, 219° SW
  • Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 131° SE
  • Penwortham Old Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 157° SSE
  • Avenham Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.1 mi, 144° SE · 9 ha
  • Newton Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.4 mi, 238° WSW · 66 ha
  • Brockholes Quarry (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.4 mi, 103° ESE
  • Red Scar And Tun Brook Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.6 mi, 091° E · 64 ha
  • Cuerdale Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.7 mi, 118° ESE
  • Brockholes Visitor Village (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 105° ESE
  • Tun Brook Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.9 mi, 092° E

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About This Tanterton Map Page

Explore Tanterton, 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: 53.788966, -2.741956. 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.