(Suburban Area near Henbury)
Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire East · Region: North West
Explore Broken Cross, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broken Cross 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 Broken Cross, 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 | Broken Cross |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire East |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.259626 |
| Longitude | -2.161288 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Broken Cross holds the quiet weight of Cheshire’s transition between the bustling reach of Macclesfield and the open, rolling pastures of the west. It lies 1.5 miles west of Macclesfield (from Macclesfield: bearing 267°T, OS grid SJ 893 736), and is situated east of Henbury village. The landscape here retains a measured, agrarian character, where the damp, cool air of early morning often clings to the fields surrounding the nearby Henbury Millennium Green. Roadways carry the steady, purposeful hum of modern transit, yet they trace ancient routes that once served the rural parishes of the county. Just a short distance to the north, the surface of Whirleymere catches the pale, pewter light of the sky, reflecting the quietude of the surrounding woodland. Broken Cross remains a junction of histories, where the remnants of old stone markers and the slow, seasonal pulse of the land define the horizon. The earth beneath these suburban stretches holds the memory of a quieter era, long before the encroachment of the surrounding sprawl. Each evening, the shadows lengthen across the verges, grounding the place in a stillness that persists despite the changing tempo of the neighbouring market town.
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Explore Broken Cross, 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: 53.259626, -2.161288. 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. |