Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Sefton · Region: North West
Explore Little Altcar, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Altcar 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 | Little Altcar |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Sefton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.546641 |
| Longitude | -3.055039 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Little Altcar presents a quiet charm to the Merseyside landscape. It lies 1.2 km south-south-east of Formby (from Formby: bearing 164°T, OS grid SD 301 060). The surrounding fields, often a rich loam, catch the soft, diffused light characteristic of the North West, hinting at the agricultural heritage that still underpins the region's character. The air here carries a faint, clean scent, a blend of damp earth and distant sea, a subtle reminder of its proximity to the coast. Though not a grand settlement, Little Altcar possesses a certain unassuming grace, a place where the hushed rustle of leaves on its periphery can feel like a whispered conversation.
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Explore Little Altcar, 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: 53.546641, -3.055039. 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. |