(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Fairfield, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fairfield 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 | Fairfield |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.476204 |
| Longitude | -2.149920 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fairfield unfolds as a pleasant residential expanse within the Tameside district, a place where the evening light often softens the brickwork of its many homes. It lies 0.6 km south-west of Droylsden (from Droylsden: bearing 214°T, OS grid SJ 901 977). A quiet ambition seems to have shaped Fairfield, a desire for comfortable living rather than grand pronouncements, evident in its well-tended gardens and the gentle hum of daily life. The local landscape, whilst not dramatic, offers a pleasing sense of containment, a welcome respite for those who commute into the wider Manchester conurbation. Indeed, the very air of Fairfield seems to carry a certain contentedness, as if the land itself has found a peaceful equilibrium. There is a subtle beauty in the way the streetlights begin to glow against the deepening twilight, illuminating pavements worn smooth by generations of walkers. The absence of imposing historical monuments allows the everyday architecture to take centre stage, each dwelling contributing to a collective portrait of suburban aspiration.
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Explore Fairfield, 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: 53.476204, -2.149920. 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. |