Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Hey, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hey 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 Hey, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Hey and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Hey |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.540446 |
| Longitude | -2.069403 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hey reveals its character through the rugged transition between the dense urban sprawl of Oldham and the rising grit of the Pennine foothills. High winds frequently scour the slopes of Stone Breaks Hill, casting long, restless shadows that stretch across the rooftops as the afternoon sun wanes. The architecture here carries the utilitarian austerity of the industrial age, where stone and brickwork bear witness to a past driven by the loom and the furnace. Below the ridge, the waters of Thornley Brook carve a persistent, winding path through the lower terrain, dampening the echoes of modern traffic with the low hum of a stream. Residents often find respite in the quietude of Greenacres Cemetery, where the orderly rows of headstones offer a stark, somber contrast to the wilder, unkempt grasses of the surrounding embankments. The light in Hey possesses a particular clarity during the winter months, sharpening the outlines of the nearby chimneys and gables against a bruising, violet sky. This landscape demands a stoic appreciation, rewarding those who observe the interplay of grey stone and the relentless, shifting atmosphere of the North West.
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Explore Hey, 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: 53.540446, -2.069403. 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. |