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Kingston Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West

Explore Kingston, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kingston 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.

Interactive Map of Kingston, Manchester

How to Use This Kingston, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingston, 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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PlaceKingston
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughTameside
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.452840
Longitude-2.090041
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Kingston

Kingston emerges from the industrial shadow of the Tameside district as a quiet corridor of brick and heritage. It lies 0.4 miles west-north-west of Hyde (from Hyde: bearing 284°T, OS grid SJ 941 951). The landscape retains the sturdy memory of northern manufacturing, where the low-slung architecture holds the grey, shifting light of the North West against a backdrop of encroaching green. Only a short distance away, the waters of Johnson Brook flow with a persistent, rhythmic clarity, cutting through the earth to remind observers of the streams that once powered the local trade. Remnants of the past linger in the nearby remains of a post-medieval glassworks, where the broken earth marks where fire and sand were once coaxed into form. Kingston bears the marks of this transition, where the soot-stained character of the Victorian era slowly yields to the quietude of modern suburban life. The air here carries a distinct, cool dampness, common to these valleys, which softens the sharp edges of the terraced rows. Residents often traverse the paths toward Hyde Park, moving between the dense, structural history of the streetscape and the expansive, managed sky of the public gardens. Through these shifts in ground and atmosphere, Kingston maintains a modest, enduring presence in the greater Manchester sprawl.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Johnson Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 347° NNW
  • Post-Medieval Glassworks 250M South East Of Clarke'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 166° SSE
  • Jet Amber Fields (Park) — 0.7 mi, 329° NNW
  • Hyde Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 063° ENE
  • Gower Hey Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 134° SE
  • Bonemill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 092° E
  • Stonepit Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 130° SE
  • Arnold Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 142° SE
  • Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 018° NNE
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
  • Hyde war memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 125° SE
  • Arden Hall (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 231° SW
  • Cold War Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 147° SSE
  • Pipers Clough (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 122° ESE
  • Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 349° N
  • Idle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 127° SE
  • Windy Harbour (Demolished Pub Site) (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 124° ESE
  • Section Of An Early Medieval Boundary Ditch Known As The Nico Ditch On Denton Golf Course 320M South West Of Lodge Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 284° WNW
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 353° N
  • Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 034° NNE
  • Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 001° N
  • Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.6 mi, 021° NNE · 23 ha
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 357° N
  • Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 342° NNW
  • The Forum (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 177° S
  • Compstall Nature Reserve Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 134° SE · 13 ha
  • Statue of L.S. Lowry (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 084° E
  • Hollinwood Branch Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 330° NNW · 2 ha
  • Marple Aqueduct (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Staircase House (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 224° SW

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About This Kingston Map Page

Explore Kingston, 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: 53.452840, -2.090041. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.