Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Trafford · Region: North West
Explore Bowgreen, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowgreen 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 Bowgreen, 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 | Bowgreen |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Trafford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.371308 |
| Longitude | -2.362882 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bowgreen stretches across the Cheshire plain as a quiet mosaic of suburban lanes and mature gardens. It lies 1.1 miles west-south-west of Hale (from Hale: bearing 237°T, OS grid SJ 759 861). The low, reclaimed horizon here is defined by the subtle elevation of Watch Hill, which catches the fading amber light of late afternoon like a slow-burning ember. Residents often walk the perimeter of the nearby Watch Hill Motte and Bailey Castle, where the earthworks offer a stark, grassy silence that feels entirely removed from the modern transit routes of Trafford. A particular quality of stillness hangs over the local streets, where the architecture shifts from mid-century brick to the modern glass of private dwellings. The nearby Denzell Gardens provide a shaded sanctuary of specimen trees that seem to hold the morning mist long after the sun has risen above the rooftops. Bowgreen maintains an understated character, marked by the steady passage of commuters and the rhythmic rustle of leaves against garden fences. Each season brings a different clarity to the air, revealing the precise, geometric order of a landscape that has long been shaped by the quiet demands of domestic life.
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Explore Bowgreen, 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: 53.371308, -2.362882. 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. |