Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Salford · Region: North West
Explore Kersal, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kersal 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 Kersal, 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 | Kersal |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Salford |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.513641 |
| Longitude | -2.279755 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kersal rises above the winding curve of the River Irwell, holding a quiet prominence over the northern fringes of Manchester. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-east of Salford (from Salford: bearing 15°T, OS grid SD 815 019), and is situated east-south-east of Clifton village. The light here catches the steep banks with a particular clarity, revealing the rugged transition from industrial legacy to verdant, elevated space. Residents often wander towards the open expanse of Kersal Moor, where the gorse thickets offer a wild, untamed beauty that contrasts with the domestic order of the streets below. To the south, the slopes of Castle Hill provide a vantage point that captures the atmospheric shifts of the valley, where rain clouds often gather in dramatic, bruised shades of violet and grey. The terrain surrounding Kersal Vale remains a testament to the ancient geological forces that carved these deep, shadowed channels into the earth. History lingers in the architecture of the older houses, which seem to observe the modern passage of time with a stoic, brick-faced dignity. Through these sloping landscapes, Kersal maintains a distinct character, balancing its proximity to the urban core with the lingering, solitary spirit of its high, windswept ground.
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Explore Kersal, 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: 53.513641, -2.279755. 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. |