Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Trafford · Region: North West
Explore Broadheath, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broadheath 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 Broadheath, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Broadheath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Broadheath |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Trafford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.398469 |
| Longitude | -2.357850 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Broadheath occupies a stretch of the Cheshire plain where the heavy, clay-rich earth once supported a thriving industrial landscape of machine tool works and iron foundries. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-west of Altrincham (from Altrincham: bearing 340°T, OS grid SJ 763 891). The sharp, metallic clatter of Broadheath’s Victorian factories has long since faded, replaced by the quiet pulse of residential streets and modern commerce. To the south, the verdant, sloping expanse of John Leigh Park offers a sudden, leafy relief from the red-brick rhythm of the suburban grid. Beyond the manicured lawns, the terrain gently dips toward the hidden path of Timperley Brook, where the water catches the low, pale light of the North West in a series of silver flickers. Broadheath maintains a pragmatic character, grounded in its transition from a powerhouse of engineering to a place of suburban permanence. The horizon remains wide, unobstructed by significant hills, allowing the weather to roll across the rooftops with a persistent, oceanic quality. Residents often look towards the nearby theatre lights of Altrincham, yet the local identity remains tethered to the history of the workers who once forged the tools of empire here.
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Explore Broadheath, 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: 53.398469, -2.357850. 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. |