Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Howe Bridge, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Howe Bridge 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 Howe Bridge, 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 | Howe Bridge |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.515984 |
| Longitude | -2.509091 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Howe Bridge carries the quiet, lingering weight of a Victorian industrial past, its streets defined by the robust brickwork of former mining terraces. It lies 1.1 miles south-west of Atherton (from Atherton: bearing 234°T, OS grid SD 663 022). The landscape here is softened by the slow, silver passage of Atherton Brook, which winds its way through the lower ground with a rhythmic, unassuming persistence. Where heavy machinery once dominated the horizon, the sky now opens wide, revealing the pale, shifting light typical of the North West. Residents often find respite in the greenery of nearby Lilford Park, where the mature trees offer a stark contrast to the utilitarian origins of the local architecture. The legacy of coal extraction remains etched into the topography, though nature has reclaimed much of the land with a persistent, verdant indifference. Howe Bridge maintains a character shaped by its transition from a coal-hewing outpost to a modern suburban landscape, leaving behind a stillness that settles deep into the evening air.
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Explore Howe Bridge, 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: 53.515984, -2.509091. 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. |