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Lower Kersal Manchester Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Kersal, 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 Kersal
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughSalford
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.505986
Longitude-2.281982
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lower Kersal

Lower Kersal occupies a resilient stretch of the Irwell valley, where industrial endurance meets the persistent growth of the natural world. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-east of Salford (from Salford: bearing 17°T, OS grid SD 813 010). The landscape here is defined by the steady, serpentine flow of the River Irwell, which dictates the character of the ground beneath the streets. Rising to the north, the slopes of Castle Hill provide a quiet vantage point over the surrounding rooftops, offering a sense of perspective on the urban sprawl below. Pedestrians often find their way toward the reclaimed expanses of the Castle Irwell Flood Basin, where the water is allowed to reclaim its old territory in a slow, rhythmic dance of seasons. Light in Lower Kersal often catches the brickwork of mid-century terraces, turning the sober red clay into a warm, humming amber as the afternoon wanes. The proximity of Kersal Vale adds a verdant, tangled edge to the horizon, softening the hard lines of the nearby infrastructure. These elements combine to give Lower Kersal an atmosphere of quiet transition, where the echoes of past industry are muted by the encroaching, unbothered presence of the riverbanks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 031° NNE
  • Castle Irwell Flood Basin (Park) — 0.5 mi, 097° E
  • Kensal Moor (Park) — 0.7 mi, 026° NNE
  • Hall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 313° NW
  • Kersal Vale (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 072° ENE
  • The Tree of Knowledge (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 163° SSE
  • Flood Obelisk (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 159° SSE
  • Peel Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 159° SSE · 8 ha
  • Salford Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 164° SSE
  • Band Stand (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 357° N
  • Prestwich Amateur Dramatic & Operatic Society (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 005° N
  • Pope John Paul II (31st May 1982) (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 028° NNE
  • WomenZone (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 078° ENE
  • Heaton Park Colonnade (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 033° NNE
  • Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 031° NNE
  • Manchester Jewish Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 111° ESE
  • Heaton Park Fair Ground (Theme Park) — 1.9 mi, 029° NNE
  • Colonnade from Manchester Town Hall (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 032° NNE
  • Museum of Transport Greater Manchester (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 096° E
  • AO Arena (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 128° SE
  • The Stoller Hall (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Cultplex (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 119° ESE
  • Flix (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 136° SE
  • National Football Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 131° SE
  • People's History Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 145° SE
  • The Hanging Bridge Immediately South Of Manchester Cathedral (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 133° SE
  • Heaton Park Animal Centre (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.4 mi, 027° NNE
  • Central Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 186° S
  • North Bay (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 193° SSW
  • Remains Of Eastern Wall Of The Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 151° SSE

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About This Lower Kersal Map Page

Explore Lower Kersal, 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: 53.505986, -2.281982. 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.