Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Lilford, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lilford 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.
| Place | Lilford |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.503694 |
| Longitude | -2.509803 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lilford unfolds as a quiet corner of suburban Manchester, its character shaped by the gentle sweep of the land. It lies 0.9 km north-east of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 40°T, OS grid SD 662 008). The sky above Lilford often holds a soft, diffused light, a quality that seems to lend a certain contemplative air to the brick-built houses and the well-tended gardens. Though no grand abbey or castle marks its immediate landscape, the enduring spirit of the North West's industrial past whispers in the background, a reminder of the diligence that built these communities. The green spaces, modest but vital, offer moments of calm, where the murmur of passing traffic fades into the rustle of leaves. Lilford, in its unassuming way, bears witness to the quiet lives lived out beneath its familiar skies.
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Explore Lilford, 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: 53.503694, -2.509803. 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 | June 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. |