Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: St. Helens · Region: North West
Explore Windle, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Windle 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 Windle, 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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| Place | Windle |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | St. Helens |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.464493 |
| Longitude | -2.767374 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Windle holds the quiet composure of a suburban landscape where the heavy weight of northern industry has long since softened into residential repose. It lies 1.4 miles west-north-west of St Helens (from St Helens: bearing 298°T, OS grid SJ 491 966). Greenery now claims the spaces where once the earth was turned for coal, and the gentle, persistent course of Windle Brook traces a silver path through the lower reaches of the terrain. To the north, the rising prominence of Bleak Hill offers a vantage point where the light catches the distant chimney stacks and roofs, casting long, melancholy shadows across the gardens. Time moves with a measured pace here, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban centres. The Smithy Heritage Centre preserves the echoes of the anvil and the forge, serving as a reminder of the craftsmanship that once defined the rhythm of local life. Residents pass through these streets under a wide, changeable sky that shifts from bruised purple to pale gold, reflecting the enduring character of the Merseyside horizon. Windle remains a place where the modern pulse of suburbia beats in steady, predictable synchrony with the ancient, enduring geography of the land.
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Explore Windle, 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: 53.464493, -2.767374. 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. |