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.
| 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 emerges as a quiet corner of Greater Manchester, its essence shaped by the low, rolling hills of Lancashire. It lies 0.7 km north-west of Atherton (from Atherton: bearing 318°T, OS grid SD 673 038). The air here often carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural rhythms that once dominated the landscape, now softened by the gentle encroachment of suburban life. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, can cast a warm, almost amber glow upon the brickwork of its dwellings, hinting at the enduring character of this place. Though its industrial past is not overtly visible, the spirit of diligent endeavour that defined earlier generations still seems to permeate the quiet streets.
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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 | 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. |