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Lower Broughton Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Lower Broughton, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Broughton, 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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PlaceLower Broughton
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughSalford
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.496414
Longitude-2.266090
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lower Broughton

Lower Broughton occupies a stretch of low-lying land where the River Irwell traces a deliberate, meandering curve through the northern sprawl of Salford. It lies 1.5 miles north-west of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 325°T, OS grid SD 824 000). The landscape here holds the quiet, industrious memory of Victorian expansion, where red-brick terraces still shoulder the weight of a changing industrial horizon. A soft, hazy light frequently settles over the rooftops, softening the edges of the modern housing that has replaced the earlier mills and warehouses. Residents often seek a moment of respite in the greenery of Albert Park, where the trees provide a sharp, verdant contrast to the pervasive grey of the surrounding brickwork. Towards the southern boundary, the expansive grounds of Peel Park offer a grander scale of open space, marking the transition from the domestic intimacy of Lower Broughton toward the cultural institutions of the city centre. The air carries a brisk, damp quality characteristic of the North West, often stirred by the winds that sweep across the river valley. Each street corner in Lower Broughton retains a stubborn, distinct character, standing as a quiet record of the families who have laboured and lived within these narrow, purposeful grids for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Albert Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 039° NE
  • Albion Garden (Park) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
  • The Tree of Knowledge (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 260° W
  • Flood Obelisk (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 198° SSW
  • Peel Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.7 mi, 193° SSW · 8 ha
  • Salford Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 197° SSW
  • Kersal Vale (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 332° NNW
  • The Stoller Hall (Theatre) — 1.1 mi, 124° SE
  • AO Arena (Attraction) — 1.1 mi, 122° ESE
  • The Hanging Bridge Immediately South Of Manchester Cathedral (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 131° SE
  • Cultplex (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • Manchester Jewish Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 092° E
  • Flix (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 137° SE
  • National Football Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 127° SE
  • People's History Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 153° SSE
  • Royal Exchange Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 138° SE
  • Breakout Manchester (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Science and Industry Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 161° SSE
  • Albert Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Castlefield Viaduct Urban Park (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Hall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 314° NW
  • Remains Of Eastern Wall Of The Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 159° SSE
  • WomenZone (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 049° NE
  • Dale Street Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 127° SE
  • Corn Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 187° S
  • South Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 202° SSW
  • Central Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 207° SSW
  • Manchester Mayfield (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 131° SE
  • Heaton Park Colonnade (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 009° N

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About This Lower Broughton Map Page

Explore Lower Broughton, 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: 53.496414, -2.266090. 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.