Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Knowsley · Region: North West
Explore Cronton, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cronton 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 | Cronton |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Knowsley |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.388786 |
| Longitude | -2.762463 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cronton, a village in the Knowsley district of Merseyside, lies under skies that often hold the soft, diffused light of the North West. It lies 3.5 km north-north-west of Widnes (from Widnes: bearing 328°T, OS grid SJ 493 882). The land around Cronton, gently rolling and often a rich, dark green, suggests a history tied to the cultivation of the earth, a quiet continuity in the face of changing times. Though not a bustling centre, Cronton carries a sense of settled habitation, where the daily lives of its residents unfold with a certain understated grace. One might imagine the slow passage of seasons here, marked by the changing hues of hedgerows and the distant hum of the wider world, a subtle counterpoint to the village's own tranquil pace. The very air seems to hold a faint memory of agricultural labour, a lingering scent of turned soil and growing things. Cronton, in its unpretentious way, offers a glimpse into a life lived at a more measured tempo.
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Explore Cronton, 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: 53.388786, -2.762463. 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. |