Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: St. Helens · Region: North West
Explore Parr, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parr 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 | Parr |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.447507 |
| Longitude | -2.699763 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Parr unfolds its suburban character within the St. Helens district of Merseyside. It lies 2.6 km south-west of Haydock (from Haydock: bearing 217°T, OS grid SJ 536 947), and is situated west-north-west of Collins Green village. The land here, often softened by a gentle, diffused northern light, bears the quiet imprints of its past, a subtle echo of the industrial endeavour that once shaped its contours. Though its days of heavy industry have largely receded, the spirit of resilience remains, a quality that can be glimpsed in the sturdy brickwork of its older homes and the determined green of its small parks. The air, carrying the faint scent of damp earth and distant, cultivated fields, suggests a connection to the surrounding Lancashire countryside, a pastoral counterpoint to the built environment. Parr, in its quiet way, offers a sense of settled continuity, a place where the present rests upon the foundations of what has gone before.
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Explore Parr, 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: 53.447507, -2.699763. 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. |