(Hamlet near Longshaw)
Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
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| Place | Brownlow |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.512549 |
| Longitude | -2.719398 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Brownlow rests in the Wigan district, a quiet pocket of Greater Manchester where the sky often appears a soft, diffused grey. It lies 2.2 km north-north-west of Billinge (from Billinge: bearing 345°T, OS grid SD 523 020), and is situated west-south-west of Longshaw village. The lanes here, edged with hedgerows that seem to hold the memory of countless seasons, wind through fields that are themselves a subtle mosaic of muted greens and browns. Evidence of its agricultural past whispers from the land, a quiet continuity that predates the hum of distant industry. Occasionally, the light catches the dew-laden grass, transforming the ordinary into something momentarily luminous.
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Explore Brownlow, 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: 53.512549, -2.719398. 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 | June 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. |