Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Kirkhams, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kirkhams 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 Kirkhams, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Kirkhams and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Kirkhams |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.543406 |
| Longitude | -2.273916 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kirkhams occupies a modest rise of land within the Bury district of Greater Manchester, where the suburban landscape meets the persistent memory of industrial labour. It lies 0.9 miles east-south-east of Whitefield (from Whitefield: bearing 111°T, OS grid SD 819 052). The streets here follow the quiet topography of the North West, where brick-fronted homes catch a pale, northern light that makes the mortar seem almost silver in the late afternoon. Residents of Kirkhams often walk the short distance to the Heaton Park Reservoir, a sprawling expanse of water that reflects the shifting clouds with an oceanic gravity. The air in these parts retains a cool, damp clarity, distinct from the heavier atmosphere of the city centre further south. Beyond the residential rows, the proximity of the Heaton Hall & Orangery provides a stark, classical contrast to the utilitarian rhythm of modern life. Kirkhams remains a place defined by its unassuming transition between the dense urban sprawl and the green lungs of the neighbouring parkland. This quiet equilibrium gives the neighbourhood a singular character, grounded in the steady, rhythmic pulse of a working suburb.
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Explore Kirkhams, 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: 53.543406, -2.273916. 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. |