Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Bull Hey, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bull Hey 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.
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| Place | Bull Hey |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.548876 |
| Longitude | -2.637804 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bull Hey maintains a quiet, unassuming presence on the periphery of Wigan’s busy industrial heritage. It lies 0.4 miles north-west of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 305°T, OS grid SD 578 059). Brick terraces and modest residential streets define the geography here, where the low-angled sun of the North West catches the soot-darkened mortar of older walls. Residents often look towards the nearby expanse of Mesnes Park, where the Victorian greenery offers a sudden, verdant reprieve from the surrounding urban density. The morning air frequently carries a faint, cool dampness rising from the direction of Barley Brook, grounding the streets in the moisture of the Lancashire lowlands. Bull Hey remains connected to the wider narrative of the district, yet it holds a distinct, private character defined by its narrow lanes and the steady passage of daily life. The light here has a way of lingering on the slate roofs, softening the sharp edges of the late industrial architecture. A certain honest stillness resides in these corners, far removed from the bustle of the central market squares.
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Explore Bull Hey, 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: 53.548876, -2.637804. 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. |