Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Trafford · Region: North West
Explore Gorse Hill, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gorse Hill 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 Gorse Hill, 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 | Gorse Hill |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Trafford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.455592 |
| Longitude | -2.298680 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gorse Hill traces the steady, industrial pulse of Trafford, where Victorian brickwork holds the fading warmth of a long-settled working day. It lies 0.7 miles north-north-east of Stretford (from Stretford: bearing 29°T, OS grid SJ 802 954). The pale, northern light filters through the terraced streets, illuminating the quiet resilience of a landscape shaped by the rhythmic clatter of the nearby railway lines. A short walk to the west brings one to the reflective surface of Waters Meeting, where the water catches the grey sky in a stillness that contrasts with the surrounding bustle. The presence of the Sir Alex Ferguson statue nearby marks the profound influence of sport on the local spirit, grounding the identity of Gorse Hill in the collective memory of the stadium’s vast, roaring shadow. Beyond the residential rows, the architecture speaks of a time when industry dictated the flow of daily movement and the necessity of proximity to the canal. Residents often find that the sharp, clean air blowing across the open spaces provides a necessary reprieve from the dense, red-brick intimacy of their homes. This particular corner of Manchester maintains a modest, enduring character, defined as much by its functional layout as by the sudden, expansive views that emerge at the edge of its suburban reach.
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Explore Gorse Hill, 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: 53.455592, -2.298680. 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. |