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.
| 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 |
The character of Engine Fold is shaped by its proximity to open green spaces and its position within a wider network of suburban development. It lies 1.0 km 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. Historically, the area's development was influenced by the industrial heritage of the wider Salford district, with its name potentially hinting at past engineering or manufacturing activities. Today, Engine Fold presents a mix of residential housing, interspersed with local amenities and smaller pockets of woodland, reflecting a typical suburban landscape in the North West of England. The community benefits from its connectivity to larger urban centres while retaining a distinct local identity.
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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 | 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. |