Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Withnell Fold, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Withnell Fold 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 | Withnell Fold |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.702992 |
| Longitude | -2.586525 |
| Place Type | Village |
Withnell Fold, a quiet gathering of homes, draws its character from the surrounding Lancashire landscape. It lies 5.9 km east-south-east of Bamber Bridge (from Bamber Bridge: bearing 122°T, OS grid SD 613 231), and is situated north-north-east of Higher Wheelton village. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil, a reminder of the agricultural fields that press in close, their hedgerows a dark, intricate stitching against the paler green of pastures. The light, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, can possess a pearly luminescence, casting a soft, almost ethereal glow upon the stone walls and modest dwellings of Withnell Fold. Though its industrial past as a centre for textile manufacturing has largely receded, the echoes of its former life can still be felt in the quiet strength of its people and the enduring, practical architecture.
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Explore Withnell Fold, 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: 53.702992, -2.586525. 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. |