Enter your search query in the box below.

Lane Head Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Lane Head, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lane Head, 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.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lane Head and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.

Place	Lane Head
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Wigan
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.465038
Longitude	-2.574426
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Lane Head

Lane Head gathers the light of the Lancashire sky across its low-lying, industrious plains, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent. It lies 1.2 miles south-east of Golborne (from Golborne: bearing 127°T, OS grid SJ 619 966), and is situated east-north-east of Town of Lowton village. The landscape around Lane Head carries the faint, persistent resonance of a coal-dusted past, where the earth has long since settled into a quiet, suburban composure. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the Highfield Moss Sssi preserves a fragment of wild, peat-rich silence, offering a dark contrast to the structured rows of modern housing. Millingford Brook traces a path through the nearby terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish intent that reflects the heavy clouds above. Commuters pass through the crossroads where the hum of the modern road replaces the clatter of the colliery wagons that once defined the rhythm of these streets. The air here holds the cooling breath of the North West, crisp and clean as it sweeps across the open fields that separate Lane Head from the older, deeper scars of the industrial valleys. Every brick and tarmac lane acknowledges the shift from the furnace-fire to the hearth, grounding Lane Head in a geography of steady, unsentimental endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highfield Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 205° SSW · 20 ha
Golborne Dale (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 258° WSW
Golborne Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 316° NW
Willow feature (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 330° NNW
Millingford Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 256° WSW
Castle Hill Motte And Bailey And Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 257° WSW
Newton Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 250° WSW
Ellam's Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 263° W
Willow Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 246° WSW
Dean Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 277° W
White Door Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 291° WNW
St Oswald'S Well, 150M South Of Woodhead (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 203° SSW
Newton Stocks (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 249° WSW
Edge Green Common (Park) — 2.0 mi, 317° NW
Bickershaw Junction (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 007° N
Bowl Barrow West Of Highfield Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 188° S
Battle Of Winwick (Also Known As Battle Of Red Bank) 1648 (Registered Battlefield) — 2.2 mi, 214° SSW · 144 ha
Abram Flashes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 348° NNW · 40 ha
Wild Wings Birds of Prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.6 mi, 124° ESE
Hope Carr (Wetland) — 2.9 mi, 066° ENE
The Flashes Of Wigan And Leigh (National Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 351° N · 738 ha
Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 3.0 mi, 114° ESE · 529 ha
Viridor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 334° NNW
Leigh Town Hall Archives (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 045° NE
Leigh Film Factory (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 060° ENE
Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 060° ENE
Pestfurlong Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 123° ESE
North West Computer Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 059° ENE
Tithe Barn Hillock (Hill / Mountain) — 4.2 mi, 290° WNW
Tractor Ride (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 203° SSW

Latest News: Lane Head

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

BBC World News