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Whiston Merseyside Map

Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Knowsley · Region: North West

Explore Whiston, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whiston 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.

Interactive Map of Whiston, Merseyside

How to Use This Whiston, Merseyside Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whiston, 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.

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PlaceWhiston
Traditional CountyMerseyside
District / BoroughKnowsley
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.416816
Longitude-2.795027
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Whiston

Whiston reveals its character through the steady confluence of suburban expansion and the enduring, quiet reach of the Merseyside landscape. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Prescot (from Prescot: bearing 154°T, OS grid SJ 472 914). Rising ground marks the eastern edge of the horizon at Blundell’s Hill, where the land tilts to catch the fading amber light of late afternoon. Below these slopes, the Whitestone Millennium Green offers a pocket of calm, its grasses shifting in the wind like the surface of a shallow sea. Whiston maintains a distinct identity, bolstered by the presence of a major hospital that anchors the daily lives of those who pass through its thoroughfares. Beyond the modern residential grids, the terrain traces the path of small watercourses that once nourished the local fields before the age of industry took hold. The air here carries a crisp clarity, particularly when the breeze travels from the west, brushing past the nearby Shakespeare North Playhouse as it moves toward the heart of the district. Time in Whiston moves with a functional, unpretentious grace, defined more by the persistent pulse of the motorway and the sprawl of brick than by the grandeur of ancient ruins.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Whitestone Millennium Green (Park) — 0.3 mi, 177° S
  • The Henley Memorial Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Prescot Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 294° WNW
  • Blundell's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 111° ESE
  • Eye of newt and toe of frog (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 333° NNW
  • Prescot Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 337° NNW
  • Big Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 188° S
  • Shakespeare North Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 332° NNW
  • Logwood Mill Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 221° SW
  • The Knoll (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 337° NNW
  • Rainhill Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 096° E
  • Number 3 Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 004° N
  • Rainhill Hall Farm Moated Site And Twelve Fishponds In The Rough (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 125° SE · 2 ha
  • Sandstone Cross (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 115° ESE
  • Number 4 Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 352° N
  • St Anne'S Well (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 090° E
  • Knowsley Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.9 mi, 342° NNW
  • Stuart Sutcliffe Gravesite (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 264° W
  • Knowsley Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.3 mi, 310° NW
  • Knowsley Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 331° NNW · 977 ha
  • Micklehead Green Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 091° E
  • Smithy Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 018° NNE
  • Cineworld St Helens (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 043° NE
  • The Citadel Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 043° NE
  • World of Glass (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Millenium Needle (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 046° NE
  • North West Museum of Road Transport (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 045° NE
  • Woolton Cinema (Cinema) — 4.1 mi, 226° SW
  • Croxteth Park Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.3 mi, 292° WNW
  • Croxteth Park Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 293° WNW

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About This Whiston Map Page

Explore Whiston, 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: 53.416816, -2.795027. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.