Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Bank Heath, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bank Heath 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 Bank Heath, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Bank Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Bank Heath |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.473574 |
| Longitude | -2.589698 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bank Heath retains a quiet, unassuming character defined by its position within the industrial legacy of the Wigan district. It lies 0.4 miles east-south-east of Golborne (from Golborne: bearing 110°T, OS grid SJ 609 975). Low-lying plains stretch across this landscape, where the heavy, damp air often clings to the hedgerows during the early hours of the morning. To the north-west, the Golborne Colliery Memorial stands as a silent sentinel, anchoring the memory of the coal-hewing past that once dictated the pulse of these streets. The light here filters thinly through the clouds, illuminating the brickwork of modest houses that turn their faces toward the open fields. Beyond the immediate rows of dwellings, the calm surface of White Door Dam reflects the changing sky, offering a stark, glassy reprieve from the surrounding suburban sprawl. Bank Heath exists in the transition between the encroaching modern infrastructure and the remnants of a rural history that refuses to be entirely paved over. Every seasonal shift brings a different hue to the horizon, marking the slow, persistent turning of the year in the North West.
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Explore Bank Heath, 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: 53.473574, -2.589698. 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. |