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Wennington Lancashire Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wennington, 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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PlaceWennington
Traditional CountyLancashire
District / BoroughLancaster
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude54.124865
Longitude-2.587052
Place TypeVillage

About Wennington

Wennington reveals itself through the quiet persistence of stone and the patient arc of the surrounding valley. It lies 3.2 miles west of High Bentham (from High Bentham: bearing 279°T, OS grid SD 617 700), and is situated east-south-east of Melling village. The morning light often lingers upon Wennington Green, where the grass holds a silvered dew that mirrors the shifting clouds above the Lancashire horizon. To the east, the River Wenning carves a serpentine path through the landscape, its waters carrying the cool, rhythmic pulse of the uplands toward the sea. The earth here bears the marks of former industry, specifically the remnants of Clintsfield Colliery, which now surrendered to the encroaching ferns and the slow, deliberate work of seasonal weathering. This terrain remains defined by the intersection of ancient pastoral rhythms and the hard, subterranean legacy of coal extraction. Wennington stands as a testament to the endurance of the North West, where the sharp air carries the scent of damp earth and distant, untamed moorland. Every limestone wall and fence line suggests a long conversation between the inhabitants and the stubborn, beautiful geology of the district.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Wennington Green (Park) — 0.0 mi, 095° E
  • Clintsfield Colliery (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 104° ESE · 3 ha
  • River Wenning (River) — 1.0 mi, 095° E
  • Prehistoric Defended Enclosure And Six Adjacent Hut Circles At Tatham Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 199° SSW · 4 ha
  • Galley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 316° NW
  • Robert Hall Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 127° SE · 20 ha
  • Castle Mound Motte And Bailey, Melling (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 301° WNW
  • Clear Beck (River) — 1.4 mi, 153° SSE
  • Clear Beck Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 179° S
  • Guy Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 132° SE
  • Mill Houses Force (Waterfall) — 1.7 mi, 165° SSE
  • Hornby Castle (Castle) — 2.1 mi, 243° WSW
  • Winder Wheel (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 105° ESE
  • Burton Castle (site of) (Castle) — 2.4 mi, 057° ENE
  • Low Bottom (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 107° ESE
  • Wray Wood Moor Tarn (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 179° S
  • Sooby Gill Waterfall (Waterfall) — 3.2 mi, 221° SW
  • Burrow Park (Park) — 3.3 mi, 000° N
  • Lord's Lot Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.3 mi, 275° W
  • Caton Moor Picnic Site (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 219° SW
  • Capernwray Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.6 mi, 286° WNW · 87 ha
  • Red Mire (Wetland) — 4.8 mi, 124° ESE
  • Redmire Syke (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.8 mi, 124° SE
  • Ingleton Waterfalls Walk (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 065° ENE
  • Tobys Fold (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 053° NE
  • Higher Thrushgill Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 161° SSE
  • Ruskin's View (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 355° N
  • Hutton Roof (National Nature Reserve) — 6.1 mi, 321° NW · 114 ha
  • The Ancient Oak & Fish Steps (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 238° WSW
  • Shepherds hut (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 038° NE

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About This Wennington Map Page

Explore Wennington, 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: 54.124865, -2.587052. 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.