Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Firs Lane, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Firs Lane 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 | Firs Lane |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.497989 |
| Longitude | -2.539823 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Firs Lane carries the quiet hum of a place content in its own skin. It lies 1.4 km west of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 273°T, OS grid SD 642 002). The lanes here, often bordered by neat gardens, suggest a settled life, where the evening light might linger a moment longer on the red brick of houses. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Firs Lane possesses a certain understated dignity, perhaps a legacy from the agricultural rhythms that once defined this stretch of Lancashire. One might imagine the distant echo of children’s voices, a sound as familiar as the rustle of leaves from the few, well-tended trees that give the lane its name. It is a corner of England that holds its peace, a quiet testament to the enduring nature of home.
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Explore Firs Lane, 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: 53.497989, -2.539823. 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. |