Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Hawkley, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hawkley 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 Hawkley, 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 | Hawkley |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.525814 |
| Longitude | -2.647368 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hawkley preserves a quiet composure within the industrial heritage of the Wigan district, where the landscape balances modern residential sprawl against traces of a deeper, agrarian past. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-west of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 208°T, OS grid SD 571 034), and is situated north of Land Gate village. The morning light often catches the silvered surface of Hawkley Brook as it meanders through the lower meadows, tracing a path that has long defined the local drainage of this terrain. Residents frequently traverse the paths of Kipling Park, finding a sanctuary of managed greenery that offers a respite from the rhythmic hum of the nearby transit routes. The earth here holds the silent memory of the former manor, as the site of Hawkley Hall remains a foundational anchor for those who look beyond the contemporary brickwork. Throughout the seasons, the air carries a crisp, lingering freshness that rises from the damp earth of the surrounding lowlands. Hawkley remains a place of steady transition, where the echoes of coal-dusted history are slowly replaced by the domestic quietude of modern life.
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Explore Hawkley, 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: 53.525814, -2.647368. 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. |