Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Sefton · Region: North West
Explore Crossens, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crossens 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 Crossens, 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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| Place | Crossens |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Sefton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.673068 |
| Longitude | -2.948540 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Crossens marks the northern reach of the Southport suburban fringe, where the flat, expansive horizon of the Lancashire mosslands meets the shifting tides of the Ribble Estuary. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Southport (from Southport: bearing 53°T, OS grid SD 374 200), and is situated west-south-west of Banks village. Salt-laden winds sweep across the low-lying fields, carrying the sharp, briny scent of the nearby Marshside Marsh, a vast wetland that dictates the melancholic, open character of the local geography. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous geometry of drainage, where the waters of the Three Pools Waterway carve quiet, reflective channels through the heavy, dark soil. Once a productive hub for market gardening, Crossens retains a sense of agricultural purpose, with its historic glasshouses having long surrendered to the steady encroachment of residential expansion. The quality of light in this corner of the coast possesses a silver, ethereal clarity, particularly during the late afternoon when the sun hangs heavy over the mudflats. St John’s Church stands as a singular, watchful anchor, its spire rising above the rooftops to survey the convergence of sky and silt. Residents often walk the paths bordering the waterways, where the stillness of the water mirrors the muted, enduring temperament of Crossens itself.
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Explore Crossens, 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: 53.673068, -2.948540. 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. |