Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Bryn Gates, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bryn Gates 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.
| Place | Bryn Gates |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.505840 |
| Longitude | -2.611752 |
| Place Type | Village |
The rural character of Bryn Gates is evident in its gentle topography and proximity to agricultural land. It lies 2.6 km north-east of Ashton-in-Makerfield (from Ashton-in-Makerfield: bearing 43°T, OS grid SD 595 011), and is situated south-west of Bamfurlong village. Historically, the area around Bryn Gates would have been shaped by farming and the development of local industries, reflecting the broader industrial heritage of the Wigan district. While no grand historical structures dominate the immediate landscape, the enduring presence of fields and hedgerows speaks to a long agricultural past. The close-knit nature of Bryn Gates suggests a community deeply connected to its surroundings.
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Explore Bryn Gates, 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: 53.505840, -2.611752. 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. |