Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Salford · Region: North West
Explore Engine Fold, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Engine Fold 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 Engine Fold, 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 | Engine Fold |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Salford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.521542 |
| Longitude | -2.412944 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Engine Fold marks a quiet intersection of industrial heritage and the persistent reclamation of the land by the weather-beaten grasses of the Salford district. It lies 0.6 miles west-south-west of Walkden (from Walkden: bearing 255°T, OS grid SD 727 028), and is situated north-north-east of New Manchester village. The landscape retains the low-lying, damp character of the region, where the sky often appears heavy with a silver-grey light that softens the hard edges of the modern brickwork. A short distance to the west, the skeletal remnants of Common Head Farm stand as a mute witness to the agricultural shifts that preceded the rise of local mining. Engine Fold maintains a modest, unassuming rhythm, defined by the steady passage of the breeze across the open fields that separate it from the nearby bustle of Walkden. Residents often look towards the greenery of Parr Fold Park, which provides a necessary expanse of manicured lawn against the backdrop of the encroaching urban sprawl. The legacy of the coal industry pulses beneath the soil, though the silence of the present day suggests a long-settled peace. Through the seasons, the damp earth exhales a scent of moss and cold iron, a reminder of the subterranean labour that once shaped the very ground beneath the residents' feet.
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Explore Engine Fold, 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: 53.521542, -2.412944. 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. |