Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whittle-le-Woods 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 | Whittle-le-Woods |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.685317 |
| Longitude | -2.638381 |
| Place Type | Village |
Whittle-le-Woods, a place touched by the gentle Lancashire breeze, unfolds its quiet character in the Chorley district. It lies 3.5 km north of Chorley (from Chorley: bearing 354°T, OS grid SD 579 211), and is situated west-north-west of Johnson's Hillock village. The landscape around Whittle-le-Woods, a subtle tapestry of rolling fields and hedgerows, hints at its agricultural past, where the light often falls with a soft, diffused quality, particularly in the late afternoon. Though its origins are rooted in the ancient landscape, the practical spirit of industry has also left its mark, a history that can be felt in the very air. The village green, a modest expanse, offers a sense of communal heart, a place where the quiet routines of daily life play out against a backdrop of enduring natural beauty.
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Explore Whittle-le-Woods, 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: 53.685317, -2.638381. 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. |