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Waterside Lancashire Map

(Village near Hoddlesden)

Traditional county: Lancashire · Unitary authority: Blackburn with Darwen · Region: North West

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

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PlaceWaterside
Traditional CountyLancashire
Unitary AuthorityBlackburn with Darwen
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.705310
Longitude-2.435162
Place TypeVillage

About Waterside

Waterside emerges from the rugged Lancashire topography as a purposeful collection of stone dwellings gathered against the steep, rain-washed incline. It lies 1.5 miles east-north-east of Darwen (from Darwen: bearing 62°T, OS grid SD 713 232), and is situated north-north-west of Hoddlesden village. The cold, clear water of Waterside Brook carves a persistent path through the lower ground, its constant murmur providing a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the surrounding hills. To the east, the elevation rises sharply toward the windswept heights of Shooters Hill, where the light often bruises into shades of violet against the grey gritstone. This landscape bears the quiet, industrial gravity of a region once defined by the loom and the furnace, though the chimneys have long since surrendered to the encroaching moss. A short distance away, the dark, reflective surface of Pickup Bank Reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds, holding the heavy sky in its shallow basin. Waterside remains anchored by this austere beauty, where the damp air tastes of peat and the distant memory of coal. Even in the height of summer, the shadows here possess a particular, lingering depth that keeps the modern world at a respectful, quiet distance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Waterside Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 123° ESE
  • Pickup Bank Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 072° ENE
  • Shooters Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 078° ENE
  • Eccles Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 270° W
  • Mean Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 087° E
  • Sapling Clough (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 098° E
  • The Weaver Bird (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 243° WSW
  • Darwen Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 245° WSW
  • Scotland Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 162° SSE
  • Blacksnap (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 173° S
  • Ashton Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 223° SW
  • Bold Venture Park (Park) — 1.9 mi, 237° WSW
  • Steam Tramway Reversing Triangle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 208° SSW
  • Sunnyhurst Woods (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 261° W · 35 ha
  • Jubilee Tower (Darwen Tower) (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 243° WSW
  • Coking Ovens And Associated Coal Workings On Aushaw Moss 450M South West Of Lower House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 151° SSE · 11 ha
  • West Pennine Moors Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 197° SSW · 76k acres
  • Thwaites Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 309° NW
  • Vue Blackburn (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 327° NNW
  • Tockholes Number 3 Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 241° WSW
  • Remains Of Aspen Colliery, Associated Beehive Coking Ovens And Canal Basin (Scheduled Monument) — 3.6 mi, 025° NNE
  • REEL Cinema Blackburn (Cinema) — 3.6 mi, 325° NW
  • Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 327° NNW
  • Hollinshead Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 236° SW
  • Higher Mill (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 105° ESE
  • Whitakers' Mill (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 105° ESE
  • Haworth Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Stanworth Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 4.2 mi, 280° W
  • Baxenden Cricket Club (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 063° ENE
  • Colourfields Panopticon (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 325° NW

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About This Waterside Map Page

Explore Waterside, Lancashire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.705310, -2.435162. 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 builtSeptember 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.