Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Halton · Region: North West
Explore Preston on the Hill, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Preston on the Hill 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 Preston on the Hill, Cheshire, 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 | Preston on the Hill |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Halton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.322718 |
| Longitude | -2.645129 |
| Place Type | Village |
Preston on the Hill rests on a gentle rise, its fields catching the low-slung Cheshire sun. It lies 6.1 km east-south-east of Runcorn (from Runcorn: bearing 110°T, OS grid SJ 571 808), and is situated south-south-west of Daresbury village. The enduring stone of its farmsteads and scattered dwellings seems to absorb the very light, giving the landscape a softened, almost luminous quality under a wide, changeable sky. Here, the agricultural heritage of Cheshire is etched into the very contours of the land, with hedgerows tracing ancient boundaries and the scent of turned earth a constant companion. The quiet hum of rural life, punctuated by the distant bleating of sheep or the infrequent passage of a car, defines the unhurried character of Preston on the Hill.
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Explore Preston on the Hill, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.322718, -2.645129. 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. |