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Benchill Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West

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

How to Use This Benchill, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Benchill, 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 Benchill and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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PlaceBenchill
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughManchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.389101
Longitude-2.265841
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Benchill

Benchill commands a distinct position within the sprawling suburban landscape of south Manchester, marked by post-war architectural ambition and wide, residential thoroughfares. It lies 1.3 miles west-south-west of Gatley (from Gatley: bearing 258°T, OS grid SJ 824 880). The horizon here is punctuated by mature trees and the low-slung profiles of interwar housing, which gather the pale, northern sunlight against their brickwork with a singular, quiet intensity. Residents often find respite in the green openness of Haveley Park, where the grass stretches out in a manner that softens the hard edges of the surrounding urban grid. A short walk away, the natural depression of Baguley Bottoms offers a subtle shift in the terrain, acting as a verdant lung that collects the morning mist long after the rest of the neighbourhood has stirred. These spaces provide a necessary balance to the steady, rhythmic pulse of daily life that defines Benchill. Through the changing seasons, the air carries the faint, damp scent of the nearby brooks, grounding the suburban experience in the wider geography of the Cheshire plain. It is a place where the ordinary movements of people create a quiet, persistent history, visible in the weathered thresholds and the well-trodden paths that connect home to the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Haveley Park (Park) — 0.1 mi, 346° NNW
  • Baguley Bottoms (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 333° NNW
  • Baguley Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 300° WNW
  • Seasonal Fairground (Theme Park) — 1.0 mi, 332° NNW
  • Gatley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 092° E
  • Peel Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Oliver Cromwell Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 337° NNW
  • Gatley Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 070° ENE
  • Northenden Players Theatre Club (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 015° NNE
  • Baguley Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 316° NW
  • Airport Pub Viewing Location (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 170° S
  • Didsbury Parsonage Trust (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 043° NE
  • Cheadle Royal Hospital (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 119° ESE · 9 ha
  • Frank Sidebottom Statue (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 285° WNW
  • Runway Visitor Park (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 198° SSW
  • BEA Hawker Siddley Trident (G-AWZK) (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 197° SSW
  • RAF Nimrod (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 197° SSW
  • Monarch DC-10 Nose (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 198° SSW
  • Airliners Live Spotting Location (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 197° SSW
  • Cotteril Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 203° SSW · 10 ha
  • King George V Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 268° W
  • Styal Cross (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 166° SSE
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 211° SSW
  • Waterside Arts Centre (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 318° NW
  • Sale Water Park (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 335° NNW
  • Vue Altrincham (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 265° W
  • Everyman Altrincham (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 267° W
  • Brinksway Caves (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • St Olaf's Chapel (remains of) (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 166° SSE
  • Sykes Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 081° E

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About This Benchill Map Page

Explore Benchill, 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: 53.389101, -2.265841. 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.