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Cowley Hill Merseyside Map

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

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

How to Use This Cowley Hill, Merseyside Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cowley Hill, 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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PlaceCowley Hill
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughSt. Helens
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.460982
Longitude-2.745547
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Cowley Hill

Cowley Hill rises as a distinct elevation above the industrial foundations of the Merseyside landscape, where the hard, grey light of the North West often catches the brickwork of its Victorian terraces. It lies 0.5 miles north-west of St Helens (from St Helens: bearing 322°T, OS grid SJ 505 962). The topography here suggests a quiet watchfulness, looking down over the valley floor where the smoke of glassworks once defined the horizon. Residents often find solace in the nearby Borough Cemetery, a sprawling eleven-hectare expanse where the rows of weathered stone markers provide a stillness that contrasts with the hum of modern transit. A short walk to the north-east leads to the green, managed slopes of Victoria Park, where the trees hold the damp morning air with a particular, heavy patience. The legacy of the region’s glass-making heritage clings to the very architecture of Cowley Hill, visible in the robust, unadorned shapes of its older houses. This suburban ridge remains a place of steady transition, where the echoes of heavy industry have long since receded into the rhythm of daily life. The sky seems wider here than in the town centre, offering a clearer view of the weather moving in across the Lancashire plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Victoria Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 035° NE
  • The Square (Park) — 0.4 mi, 184° S
  • Ruins Of The Chapel Of St Thomas Of Canterbury In The Roman Catholic Cemetery In Windlehurst (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 320° NW
  • Standing Cross South Of The Chapel Of St Thomas Of Canterbury In The Cemetery At Windlehurst (Scheduled Monument) — 0.5 mi, 319° NW
  • Borough Cemetery, St Helens (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.6 mi, 315° NW · 11 ha
  • Cineworld St Helens (Cinema) — 0.7 mi, 163° SSE
  • The Citadel Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 154° SSE
  • North West Museum of Road Transport (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 130° SE
  • St Helens Theatre Royal (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 134° SE
  • Millenium Needle (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 137° SE
  • Number Nine Tank House: The Jubilee Glassworks 100M South West Of The Government Offices On Chalon Way (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 151° SSE
  • World of Glass (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 150° SSE
  • Bleak Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 292° WNW
  • Hardshaw Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 149° SSE
  • Smithy Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 267° W
  • Eccleston Bottom Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 228° SW
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 242° WSW
  • Windle Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 278° W
  • Big Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 218° SW
  • Eccleston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 217° SW
  • Stanley Mill (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 078° ENE
  • Stanley Bank Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 073° ENE · 15 ha
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.9 mi, 244° WSW
  • Knowsley Park (Forest / Woodland) — 3.2 mi, 255° WSW
  • Boonric Gallery (Public Artwork) — 3.3 mi, 321° NW
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 227° SW
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 194° SSW
  • Billinge Standing Stones (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 021° NNE
  • Spring Vale (Valley) — 3.6 mi, 337° NNW
  • Knowsley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 4.1 mi, 247° WSW

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About This Cowley Hill Map Page

Explore Cowley Hill, 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: 53.460982, -2.745547. 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.