Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Towngate, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Towngate 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 Towngate, 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 Towngate and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Towngate |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.628475 |
| Longitude | -2.752655 |
| Place Type | Village |
Towngate reveals itself through the low, persistent hum of Lancashire’s rural industry, where the horizon stretches toward the modest rise of Harrock Hill. It lies 4.6 miles north-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 309°T, OS grid SD 503 149), and is situated north-west of Andertons Mill village. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the stone walls and grey slate roofs. To the west, the waters of the Old Reed Brook carve a quiet, silver path through the landscape, their progress marked by the damp, moss-softened earth of the banks. Towngate maintains a stoic presence, its geography defined by the steady, unyielding transition from agrarian pasture to the fringes of the built environment. A short distance away, the grounds of Cedar Farm offer a respite of cultivated green, where the light catches the leaves in a way that feels momentarily suspended from the rush of the modern world. Life in Towngate persists with a quiet gravity, anchored by the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding fields. The wind often travels across the open expanses with a restless energy, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant memory of the region's industrial lineage.
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Explore Towngate, 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: 53.628475, -2.752655. 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. |