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Finger Post Merseyside Map

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

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

How to Use This Finger Post, Merseyside Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Finger Post, 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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PlaceFinger Post
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughSt. Helens
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.454821
Longitude-2.719868
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Finger Post

Finger Post marks a pragmatic junction where the industrial echoes of Merseyside converge upon the steady pulse of suburban life. It lies 0.8 miles east of St Helens (from St Helens: bearing 93°T, OS grid SJ 522 955). The low, grey light of the North West often clings to the brickwork here, illuminating the sturdy resilience of terraced rows that have long witnessed the shifting tides of local labour. A short distance away, the quiet verdancy of Nanny Goat Park offers a respite of mown grass and seasonal change, softening the edges of the surrounding asphalt. Residents move through these streets with an awareness of the heavy, soot-stained heritage that once defined the horizon, now replaced by the hum of contemporary transit. Further to the north-east, Parr Hall Millennium Green provides an open space where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and the lingering memory of the district's manufacturing past. Finger Post retains a quiet, unadorned character, shaped not by grand monuments but by the persistence of its people and the enduring geometry of its layout. Each morning, the pale sun catches the slate roofs, revealing a landscape that prefers the honest clarity of its own modest history over any borrowed grandeur.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Nanny Goat Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 111° ESE
  • Parr Hall Millennium Green (Park) — 0.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Millenium Needle (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 256° WSW
  • North West Museum of Road Transport (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 265° W
  • Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 217° SW
  • St Helens Theatre Royal (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 264° W
  • Hardshaw Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 235° SW
  • Number Nine Tank House: The Jubilee Glassworks 100M South West Of The Government Offices On Chalon Way (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 237° WSW
  • World of Glass (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 242° WSW
  • The Citadel Theatre (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 257° WSW
  • Sankey Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 080° E
  • Cineworld St Helens (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 254° WSW
  • Grove's Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 207° SSW
  • Stanley Mill (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 042° NE
  • Stanley Bank Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 038° NE · 15 ha
  • Waterdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 164° SSE
  • Carr Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 009° N
  • Landscape Associated With The Former Pilkingtons Headquarters Complex (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 246° WSW · 8 ha
  • Ruins Of The Chapel Of St Thomas Of Canterbury In The Roman Catholic Cemetery In Windlehurst (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 301° WNW
  • Smithy Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 280° W
  • Bleak Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 292° WNW
  • Eccleston Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 245° WSW
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 214° SSW
  • Barton Clough (Valley) — 3.5 mi, 023° NNE
  • Billinge Standing Stones (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 002° N
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.8 mi, 257° WSW
  • Bolt of Lilghtning (Lockheed P-38F Lightning fighter aircraft) (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 136° SE
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 242° WSW
  • Knowsley Park (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 264° W
  • Penketh 3.7" Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery (MY76) (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 166° SSE

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About This Finger Post Map Page

Explore Finger Post, 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: 53.454821, -2.719868. 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.