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Beech Hill Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West

Explore Beech Hill, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Beech Hill 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.

Interactive Map of Beech Hill, Manchester

How to Use This Beech Hill, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Beech Hill, 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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PlaceBeech Hill
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughWigan
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.559282
Longitude-2.653223
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Beech Hill

Beech Hill anchors the suburban sprawl of the Wigan district with a steady, enduring presence. It lies 1.4 miles north-west of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 315°T, OS grid SD 568 071), and is situated east-south-east of Crooke village. The land here rises to meet the sky, caught in a temperate light that softens the hard edges of residential brickwork and tarmac. To the north-west, the quiet pulse of Billy Pit Brook traces a narrow artery through the landscape, offering a brief respite of water and wild grass. Residents often find their way toward the Gidlow Playing Fields, where open expanses of green provide a generous breath of air against the backdrop of Victorian and mid-century dwellings. Beech Hill maintains a character defined by its proximity to these modest, verdant pockets that interrupt the urban grid. The atmosphere carries the faint, lingering scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a sensory legacy of its industrial heritage. As evening shadows lengthen, the geography of the place reveals a quiet, functional beauty in the way the streets climb toward the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Billy Pit Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 324° NW
  • Gidlow Playing Fields (Park) — 0.3 mi, 124° ESE
  • Barley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 169° S
  • Mesnes Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 124° SE
  • Whitley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 080° E
  • Powell Statue (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 125° SE
  • Omniplex Cinema (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 192° SSW
  • Cross Base On Standish Wood Lane 700M South East Of Standish Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 343° NNW
  • Tyldesley Monument (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 106° ESE
  • Mabs Cross On Standishgate, 20M West Of Mabs Cross School Building (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 117° ESE
  • Walmesley Monument (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 124° ESE
  • The Orwell at Wigan Pier (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 155° SSE
  • Bridge Warehouse (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 153° SSE
  • Museum of Wigan Life (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Trencherfield Mill (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 153° SSE
  • Wigan Little Theatre (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 128° SE
  • The Edge (Theatre) — 1.4 mi, 161° SSE
  • Cross Base At The Junction Of Standish Green Lane, Standish Wood Lane And Beech Walk, 200M Nnw Of Strickland House Farm, Standish (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 346° NNW
  • Whalley's Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 127° SE
  • Haigh Hall Laundry House & Kennels (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 078° ENE
  • Haigh Hall Botanical Conservatory (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 063° ENE
  • Dean Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.3 mi, 258° WSW
  • Pearson's Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 153° SSE
  • Captain's Clough (Valley) — 2.4 mi, 219° SW
  • Tucker's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 053° NE
  • Foumart's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 313° NW
  • Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 153° SSE · 71 ha
  • Borsdane Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 098° E
  • Ravenhead Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.7 mi, 245° WSW · 22 ha
  • Ashurst's Beacon (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 276° W

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About This Beech Hill Map Page

Explore Beech Hill, 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: 53.559282, -2.653223. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.