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Brown Edge Merseyside Map

Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: St. Helens · Region: North West

Explore Brown Edge, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brown Edge 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 Brown Edge, Merseyside

How to Use This Brown Edge, Merseyside Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brown Edge, Merseyside, 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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PlaceBrown Edge
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughSt. Helens
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.433027
Longitude-2.762728
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Brown Edge

Brown Edge emerges from the suburban sprawl of Merseyside as a quiet intersection of residential order and the lingering memory of industrial enterprise. It lies 1.8 miles east of Prescot (from Prescot: bearing 82°T, OS grid SJ 494 931). The morning light here often catches the red-brick facades with a clarity that renders the mid-century architecture surprisingly sharp against the pale northern sky. To the north, the verdant expanse of Thatto Heath Park offers a reprieve from the tarmac, its open lawns providing a lung for the surrounding streets. Brown Edge maintains a steady, unremarkable rhythm, defined more by the transit of daily life than by grand historical gestures. A short distance away, the waters of Thatto Heath Dam hold a still reflection of the clouds, a small, dark mirror left over from a time when the landscape was shaped by the needs of local industry. These pockets of green space anchor the streets, offering a soft contrast to the rigid geometry of the housing plots. The legacy of the region’s glassmaking heritage continues to influence the local character, though the furnaces have long since cooled and given way to the hum of modern commuting.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thatto Heath Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 051° NE
  • Thatto Heath Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 020° NNE
  • Eccleston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 328° NNW
  • Taylor Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 357° N
  • Landscape Associated With The Former Pilkingtons Headquarters Complex (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 021° NNE · 8 ha
  • Big Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
  • Eccleston Bottom Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 354° N
  • St Anne'S Well (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 160° SSE
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 183° S
  • Blundell's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 197° SSW
  • Hardshaw Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Micklehead Green Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 138° SE
  • Number Nine Tank House: The Jubilee Glassworks 100M South West Of The Government Offices On Chalon Way (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 046° NE
  • Cineworld St Helens (Cinema) — 1.6 mi, 036° NE
  • World of Glass (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 044° NE
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 260° W
  • The Citadel Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 037° NE
  • Pendlebury Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 115° ESE
  • Millenium Needle (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 042° NE
  • Sandstone Cross (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 179° S
  • Eye of newt and toe of frog (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 260° W
  • Shakespeare North Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 261° W
  • North West Museum of Road Transport (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Smithy Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 350° N
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.0 mi, 289° WNW
  • Knowsley Park (Forest / Woodland) — 2.6 mi, 294° WNW
  • Pex Hill (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 170° S
  • Knowsley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 3.1 mi, 277° W
  • Stanley Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Stanley Bank Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.5 mi, 045° NE · 15 ha

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About This Brown Edge Map Page

Explore Brown Edge, 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: 53.433027, -2.762728. 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.