Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Sefton · Region: North West
Explore Aintree, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Aintree 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 | Aintree |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Sefton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.482847 |
| Longitude | -2.936469 |
| Place Type | Village |
Aintree rests on the flat plains of Merseyside, a landscape where the sky often stretches vast and unbroken. It lies 3.0 km west of Kirkby (from Kirkby: bearing 271°T, OS grid SJ 379 988), and is situated south-west of Melling village. The air here can carry the faint, earthy scent of damp soil, a reminder of the surrounding agricultural lands that have shaped this corner of England for centuries. Though perhaps most famously associated with the Grand National, Aintree itself possesses a quieter character, a place where the daily lives of its residents unfold with a steady, unpretentious rhythm. The low-lying terrain offers long views, and on clear days, the distant shapes of hills can be discerned, hinting at the wider world beyond these familiar fields.
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Explore Aintree, Merseyside, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.482847, -2.936469. 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. |