Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Lancaster · Region: North West
Explore Upper Thurnham, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Upper Thurnham 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 Upper Thurnham, 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 | Upper Thurnham |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Lancaster |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.983477 |
| Longitude | -2.823259 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Upper Thurnham emerges from the low-lying Lancashire landscape as a quiet collection of stone and pasture, defined by the slow transitions of the nearby coastline. It lies 4.7 miles south of Lancaster (from Lancaster: bearing 190°T, OS grid SD 461 544), and is situated south-east of Glasson village. The light here catches the damp, expansive fields with a clarity that renders the horizon thin and luminous, revealing the precise geometry of the hedgerows. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Upper Thurnham, the elevation of Batty Hill rises to break the monotony of the flat plain, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the salt-scent of the Irish Sea. To the north-east, the waters of Ou Beck trace a meandering path through the earth, marking the land with a silver, reflective thread. Agriculture remains the quiet pulse of the surroundings, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the texture of the soil rather than the haste of modern commerce. Ancient farmsteads anchor the geography, their weathered masonry holding the warmth of the sun long after the evening shadows have lengthened across the meadows. Every lane and boundary in Upper Thurnham reflects a patient, enduring relationship with a terrain that has long prioritised the sky over the shelter of dense woodland.
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Explore Upper Thurnham, 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: 53.983477, -2.823259. 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. |