Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Heaton, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Heaton 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 Heaton, 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 | Heaton |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.583655 |
| Longitude | -2.465767 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Heaton rises from the gentle western slopes of the Irwell Valley, a verdant expanse where suburban architecture meets the lingering memory of Lancashire’s industrial pulse. It lies 1.5 miles west-north-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 286°T, OS grid SD 692 097). Broad avenues here are lined with mature trees that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across substantial detached homes. To the north, the winding descent of Captain’s Clough carves a quiet, wooded passage through the terrain, offering a wilder counterpoint to the orderly gardens of the district. The atmosphere is defined by a sense of permanence, where the brickwork of mid-century dwellings holds the warmth of a setting sun. Residents often walk the perimeter of Doffcocker Lodge, where the reflective surface of the water mirrors the shifting grey-blue clouds of the North West. This landscape maintains a calm, rhythmic character, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban core. Heaton persists as a place of quiet transition, holding its own space between the expansive moorlands further afield and the legacy of the mills that once defined the horizon.
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Explore Heaton, 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: 53.583655, -2.465767. 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. |