Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West
Explore Alkrington Garden Village, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alkrington Garden Village 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.
| Place | Alkrington Garden Village |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.537437 |
| Longitude | -2.196247 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Alkrington Garden Village, a thoughtful suburban expanse, unfolds its quiet charm to the south of Middleton. It lies 1.5 km south of Middleton (from Middleton: bearing 177°T, OS grid SD 870 045). The houses here, often detached with generous gardens, speak of an early 20th-century vision for healthier, more spacious living, a gentle response to the industrial clamour of nearby Manchester. Sunlight, when it breaks through the Lancashire clouds, often casts a soft, diffused glow upon the neatly tended lawns and the mature trees that line its residential avenues, lending a peaceful, almost watercolour quality to the landscape. The absence of bustling high streets means that the true character of Alkrington Garden Village is found in the quiet hum of domestic life and the shared appreciation for its green spaces.
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Explore Alkrington Garden Village, Manchester, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.537437, -2.196247. 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 | June 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. |