Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Sefton · Region: North West
Explore Waddicar, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Waddicar 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.
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| Place | Waddicar |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Sefton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.489017 |
| Longitude | -2.913997 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Waddicar anchors the quiet transition between the urban reach of Merseyside and the sprawling, open fields of the Lancashire plain. It lies 1.0 miles west-north-west of Kirkby (from Kirkby: bearing 297°T, OS grid SJ 394 995), and is situated south-south-east of Melling village. The landscape here carries a certain level melancholy, where low-lying horizons allow the pale North West light to stretch thin and silver across the tarmac. Residents find a brief reprieve from the modern bustle at Rainbow Park, where the morning mist clings to the grass with a stubborn, cold persistence. Beyond the immediate suburban sprawl, the land tilts gently toward the path of the distant Brooklea, a watercourse that has long served as a silent witness to the slow recalibration of the surrounding fields. History lingers in the periphery, marked by the ancient stone remnants near the old churchyard, which stand as weathered sentinels amidst the shifting patterns of modern life. Waddicar remains a place of functional stillness, defined by the steady pulse of commuters and the rhythmic seasonal changes that wash over the local topography. Such spaces possess a modest, unvarnished grace, revealed only to those who observe the way the evening shadows deepen against the brickwork of the houses.
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Explore Waddicar, 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: 53.489017, -2.913997. 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. |