Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Longshoot, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Longshoot 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.
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| Place | Longshoot |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.549523 |
| Longitude | -2.620834 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Longshoot stretches across the northern fringe of Wigan, where the industrial legacy of the North West meets the persistent encroachment of modern suburban quietude. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 53°T, OS grid SD 589 060). Pale light catches the slate roofs of the houses here, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to stretch toward the historic stone of the Mabs Cross on Standishgate. This ancient monument serves as a silent witness to the passage of time, standing only a short distance away as a weathered anchor for the local landscape. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the earth holds the memory of coal seams and deep-wrought labour that once defined the character of these streets. The air carries a crisp, open quality, perhaps influenced by the nearby expanse of Mesnes Park, where the trees soften the hard edges of the surrounding brickwork. Residents move with a steady, pragmatic grace, navigating a geography shaped by the purposeful expansion of a working district. Longshoot retains a distinct sense of place, anchored by the remnants of a history that remains visible in the very texture of the local stone.
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Explore Longshoot, 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: 53.549523, -2.620834. 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. |