Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Higher Ince, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Ince 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 | Higher Ince |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.543130 |
| Longitude | -2.605378 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Higher Ince rests upon a gentle slope, a quiet suburb whose rooftops catch the diffused light of Lancashire skies. It lies 0.7 km north-east of Ince-in-Makerfield (from Ince-in-Makerfield: bearing 43°T, OS grid SD 599 053). Though its origins are intertwined with the industrial hum of the wider Wigan district, Higher Ince now presents a landscape of modest homes and verdant patches, where the echo of collieries seems to have softened into the rustle of leaves in small gardens. The air here often carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the land that once nourished different labours. One might observe the way the evening light lingers on the brickwork of older houses, imbuing them with a warm, transient glow. In its unassuming way, Higher Ince offers a sense of settled continuity, a place where daily routines unfold against a backdrop of subtle, enduring beauty.
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Explore Higher Ince, 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: 53.543130, -2.605378. 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. |