Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Gathurst, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gathurst 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 Gathurst, 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 | Gathurst |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.560364 |
| Longitude | -2.695692 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Gathurst commands a quiet presence where the River Douglas carves its path through the rugged terrain of the Wigan district. It lies 2.2 miles south-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 216°T, OS grid SD 540 073), and is situated west of Crooke village. The landscape here retains the memory of deep-seated coal seams, yet the earth now yields primarily to the soft, creeping expansion of wild flora. To the south-west, the dense canopy of Dean Wood offers a sanctuary of shadowed paths and moss-slicked bark that shifts with the turn of the seasons. Sunlight often catches the surface of the nearby Ackenhurst Brook, turning the water into a fleeting ribbon of hammered silver as it winds toward the valley floor. Gathurst serves as a silent witness to the industrial legacy of the North West, where the heavy pulse of the past has quieted into the rustle of wind through high-standing reeds. The railway viaduct stands as a skeletal giant of brick and iron, casting long, geometric shadows across the fields when the afternoon light wanes. Even today, the air carries a crisp, mineral quality, a lingering trace of the grit and toil that once defined this singular stretch of English soil.
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Explore Gathurst, 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: 53.560364, -2.695692. 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. |