Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Hindsford, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hindsford 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 | Hindsford |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.516699 |
| Longitude | -2.477625 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Hindsford basks in the gentle glow of the Lancashire sky, a suburban thread woven into the larger tapestry of the Wigan district. It lies 0.7 km west-north-west of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 294°T, OS grid SD 684 023). Though no ancient abbey graces its landscape, the quiet dignity of its residential streets, lined with the mature trees of an earlier planting, suggests a community that has settled and found its footing. The faint echo of industry, a whisper from the district's past, might still be perceived by those attuned to the subtle shifts in the air, a reminder of the labour that once shaped the very ground upon which these comfortable homes now stand. In the evening light, the scattered streetlamps begin to cast their warm, inviting pools, a humble yet effective illumination that speaks of everyday life unfolding with a quiet grace.
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Explore Hindsford, 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: 53.516699, -2.477625. 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. |