(Suburban Area near Middle Hulton)
Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Highfield, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Highfield 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 Highfield, 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 | Highfield |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.546664 |
| Longitude | -2.425941 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Highfield emerges as a quiet residential enclave defined by the sturdy, red-brick vernacular typical of the Bolton district’s expansion. It lies 1.3 miles west-south-west of Farnworth (from Farnworth: bearing 258°T, OS grid SD 718 056), and is situated east of Middle Hulton village. Low-hanging clouds frequently brush against the rooftops here, casting a soft, diffuse light that softens the industrial edges of the surrounding landscape. To the north, the terrain rises toward Will Hill, offering a modest vantage point from which the interconnected grids of the North West become apparent. Below these slopes, the waters of Doe Hey Brook carve a narrow, restless path through the earth, marking the transition between domestic gardens and the wilder fringes of the moorland. Highfield maintains a reserved character, where the hum of distant traffic serves as a constant, low-frequency reminder of the proximity to busier arteries. During the long, grey afternoons, the pale sky mirrors the quietude of the streets, creating a sense of stillness that persists despite the nearby urban density. This balance between the encroaching modern sprawl and the persistent, quiet geography gives Highfield its particular, understated gravity.
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Explore Highfield, 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: 53.546664, -2.425941. 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. |