Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Chorley · Region: North West
Explore Withnell, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Withnell 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 Withnell, 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 | Withnell |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Chorley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.692919 |
| Longitude | -2.555854 |
| Place Type | Village |
Withnell observes the quiet passage of time from its position upon the rugged, rising folds of the Lancashire landscape. It lies 3.6 miles west of Darwen (from Darwen: bearing 268°T, OS grid SD 633 219), and is situated north-east of Brinscall village. Industrial ambition once defined the local character, as the swift currents of local brooks powered the great mills that hummed with the relentless industry of the nineteenth century. Today, the stillness of the Boardman's Heights Reservoir offers a mirror to the shifting clouds, its surface often undisturbed save for the subtle ripple of a passing breeze. Beyond the hearths of the homes, the spectral outline of the Farmhouse Ruins stands as a silent witness to the generations who laboured upon these slopes. Sunlight catches the grey stone of Withnell, casting long, lean shadows that stretch across the open fields toward the distant horizon. The air here holds a crisp, moorland clarity that sharpens the senses and clarifies the mind. Residents continue to look toward the horizon where the land lifts toward the sky, maintaining a steady connection to the earth that has long sustained them.
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Explore Withnell, 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: 53.692919, -2.555854. 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. |