Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Hag Fold, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hag 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hag Fold, 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 | Hag Fold |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.530069 |
| Longitude | -2.494129 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hag Fold stretches across the landscape as a persistent testament to mid-twentieth-century planning, its residential streets unfolding in a rhythmic pattern of brick and quiet lawns. It lies 0.4 miles north-west of Atherton (from Atherton: bearing 318°T, OS grid SD 673 038). Modern housing estates dominate the terrain, though the land retains a subtle, low-lying character that recalls the ancient coal-seam history of the wider Wigan district. To the west, the Bag Lane Brook traces a modest path, its waters cutting through the earth with a quiet persistence that ignores the suburban fences nearby. The quality of light here often catches the slate roofs in the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows that lend a sudden, geometric clarity to the cul-de-sacs. Beyond the immediate rows of homes, the expanse of Hulton Park lies to the north-east, offering a vast, green lung that tempers the surrounding urban sprawl. Residents of Hag Fold occasionally venture toward these fringes, where the open air feels heavy with the scent of damp grass and the persistent memory of industrial labour. It is a place defined by its functionality, yet it holds a certain stoic grace under the wide, grey skies of the North West.
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Explore Hag 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: 53.530069, -2.494129. 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. |