Bedford Manchester Map

About Bedford

Bedford, a quiet suburb of Wigan, breathes a gentle, lived-in air, a place where the sky often seems a soft, diffused grey, a fitting canvas for the muted brickwork and the occasional flash of bright garden flowers. It lies 1.5 km east of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 97°T, OS grid SJ 671 999), and is situated south-west of Higher Folds village. The low-lying land, once perhaps more marshy, now forms a comfortable spread of homes, where the distant hum of traffic from the main roads is a constant, almost comforting, undertone. The local green, a patch of well-trodden grass, sees children chasing balls and neighbours exchanging pleasantries, a small stage for the everyday dramas of Bedford. The very air here seems to hold a subtle scent of damp earth and coal smoke, a ghost of industries long past that shaped the character of this corner of Greater Manchester.

About This Bedford Map Page

Explore Bedford, 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: 53.495607, -2.496290. 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.