Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: St. Helens · Region: North West
Explore Rainford Junction, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rainford Junction 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 Rainford Junction, 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 Rainford Junction and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Rainford Junction |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.517779 |
| Longitude | -2.789346 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rainford Junction emerges from the flat, industrious stretch of the Lancashire plain where the sky seems to hold a particular, heavy clarity. It lies 1.3 miles north of Rainford (from Rainford: bearing 352°T, OS grid SD 477 026), and is situated west of Crawford village. Railway lines once defined the pulse of Rainford Junction, carving through the fields and drawing the local coal and clay industries into the wider reach of the North West. Today, the landscape retains a quiet, utilitarian grace, where the low-lying horizons are broken only by the silhouettes of hedgerows and the occasional passing train. A short distance away, the dark, still waters of The Delf reflect the shifting clouds, offering a cool reprieve from the hum of the nearby transit routes. Gentle currents of the Randle Brook trace the southern boundary, their movement barely audible against the steady, rhythmic rustle of the surrounding agricultural land. Rainford Junction remains a place of transition, where the lingering marks of industrial ambition have softened into the persistent, green quietude of the English countryside.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Rainford Junction, 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: 53.517779, -2.789346. 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. |