Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: St. Helens · Region: North West
Explore Old Boston, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Boston 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 Old Boston, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Merseyside or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Old Boston and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Old Boston |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.470780 |
| Longitude | -2.645084 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Old Boston keeps a steady watch over the northern reaches of the St. Helens district, where the heavy Lancashire sky often softens the sharp lines of its industrial heritage. It lies 1.2 miles north of Newton-le-Willows (from Newton-le-Willows: bearing 360°T, OS grid SJ 572 973). The terrain here carries the quiet memory of coal seams and the deep, deliberate labour that once defined the local economy. A short walk to the south, the verdant reach of Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park offers a slow transition from these paved foundations back into a wilder, unmanaged green. Old Boston maintains a reserved composure, its streets echoing with the persistent, rhythmic hum of modern transit that skirts the edges of the horizon. To the east, the stillness of Cowhey Dam reflects the shifting clouds, providing a mirror for the light that filters through the canopy of the surrounding woods. This landscape does not demand attention, yet it holds a certain gravity in its low-slung ridges and narrow lanes. The people of Old Boston navigate these paths with a familiar ease, grounded by the steady, unassuming presence of the earth beneath their feet.
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Explore Old Boston, 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: 53.470780, -2.645084. 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. |