Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Salford · Region: North West
Explore Clifton Junction, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Clifton Junction 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 Clifton Junction, 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 | Clifton Junction |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Salford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.522731 |
| Longitude | -2.314492 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Clifton Junction marks the point where the iron arteries of the railway diverge, carving a deliberate path through the industrial heart of Salford. It lies 1.3 miles north-east of Swinton (from Swinton: bearing 56°T, OS grid SD 792 029), and is situated east-north-east of Clifton village. The landscape here retains a stoic character, defined by the heavy, rhythmic passage of trains that seem to anchor the horizon in perpetual motion. To the south-south-west, the green expanse of Swinton Vale offers a quiet reprieve, where the earth holds the memory of older, quieter winters. East-north-east of the tracks, the expansive canopy of Prestwich Forest Park softens the sharp angles of the suburban perimeter, bringing a touch of wildness to the edge of the brickwork. Clifton Junction possesses a distinct, utilitarian beauty, where the pale northern light catches the rusted girders and slick rails, turning functional steel into something almost luminous. The legacy of coal and steam persists in the very elevation of the ground, a reminder of the labour that once defined this corridor of the North West. Residents of Clifton Junction navigate a terrain shaped as much by the engineering of the Victorian age as by the creeping encroachment of the surrounding woodland.
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Explore Clifton Junction, 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: 53.522731, -2.314492. 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. |