Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Trafford · Region: North West
Explore Ashton upon Mersey, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ashton upon Mersey 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 Ashton upon Mersey, Manchester, 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 | Ashton upon Mersey |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Trafford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.426304 |
| Longitude | -2.337060 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Ashton upon Mersey holds the quiet weight of old Cheshire earth beneath its modern skin, a place where the sprawl of Manchester softens into leafy, persistent lanes. Red-brick terraces and mid-century dwellings stand as silent witnesses to a history rooted in agriculture, long before the commuters claimed the morning train. Ousel Brook cuts a silver, unassuming furrow through the landscape, carrying the memory of deeper, wilder waters toward the Mersey’s flow. The air here feels heavy with the scent of damp loam and the rhythmic, steady pulse of a community that prefers the shade of mature oaks to the glare of the motorway. Residents often walk the hushed, winding paths of Sale and Brooklands Cemetery, where the lichen-crusted headstones offer a stern, beautiful stillness against the encroaching suburban tide. Cultural life finds a heartbeat at the Waterside Arts Centre, where the craft of performance bridges the gap between the local and the universal. John Thaw, a man whose face held the craggy integrity of the north, walked these streets before he became a familiar shadow in millions of living rooms. Time in Ashton upon Mersey moves with a slow, deliberate grace, measured not by the clock but by the shifting light across the playing fields and the persistent, green endurance of the hedgerows.
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Explore Ashton upon Mersey, 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: 53.426304, -2.337060. 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. |