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Gillar's Green Merseyside Map

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

Explore Gillar's Green, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gillar's Green 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 Gillar's Green, Merseyside

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gillar's Green, 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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PlaceGillar's Green
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughSt. Helens
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.447302
Longitude-2.791561
Place TypeHamlet

About Gillar's Green

Gillar's Green retains a distinct, quiet composure upon the edge of the Merseyside landscape, where the flat industrial horizon meets the softer, older contours of the land. It lies 1.4 miles north-north-east of Prescot (from Prescot: bearing 25°T, OS grid SJ 475 947). The local topography draws its character from the proximity of Eccleston Mere, a silvered expanse of water that catches the afternoon light and holds it against the encroaching shadow of the trees. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the land rises toward the steady, unassuming elevation of Singleton's Hill, providing a vantage point from which the chimneys and rooftops of the district seem to dissolve into a gentle haze. This proximity to such water and rise gives Gillar's Green a temperament that fluctuates with the seasons, shifting from the sharp, brittle clarity of winter mornings to the humid, heavy stillness of a summer dusk. The architecture here avoids grandiosity, preferring a modest, functional vernacular that reflects the working history of the region. Even in the bustle of modern transit, the quietude of the nearby reservoirs ensures that the hum of progress never quite drowns out the rustle of the surrounding hedgerows. Gillar's Green remains a place where the geography dictates the pace, grounding its residents in the steady, rhythmic pulse of the earth itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Singleton's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Eccleston Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 081° E
  • Number 3 Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 185° S
  • Number 4 Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 213° SSW
  • Hag Brow (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 252° WSW
  • Parkside Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.8 mi, 245° WSW
  • Taylor Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 096° E
  • Knowsley Park (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 275° W
  • Smithy Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Fazakerley Gardens (Park) — 1.3 mi, 205° SSW
  • Windle Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Eye of newt and toe of frog (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 204° SSW
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 201° SSW
  • Shakespeare North Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • Landscape Associated With The Former Pilkingtons Headquarters Complex (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.5 mi, 095° E · 8 ha
  • Knowsley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.0 mi, 252° WSW
  • Ruins Of The Chapel Of St Thomas Of Canterbury In The Roman Catholic Cemetery In Windlehurst (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 049° NE
  • Standing Cross South Of The Chapel Of St Thomas Of Canterbury In The Cemetery At Windlehurst (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 049° NE
  • Cineworld St Helens (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 083° E
  • The Citadel Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 081° E
  • Number Nine Tank House: The Jubilee Glassworks 100M South West Of The Government Offices On Chalon Way (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 087° E
  • World of Glass (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 085° E
  • Millenium Needle (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 081° E
  • North West Museum of Road Transport (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 079° E
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 154° SSE
  • Sandstone Cross (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 156° SSE
  • Stuart Sutcliffe Gravesite (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 223° SW
  • Acorn Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Stanley Mill (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 070° ENE

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About This Gillar's Green Map Page

Explore Gillar's Green, 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: 53.447302, -2.791561. 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.