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Lowton Common Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Lowton Common, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lowton Common, 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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PlaceLowton Common
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughWigan
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.477188
Longitude-2.552110
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lowton Common

Lowton Common sustains the quiet industry of the North West, where the low-slung horizon of the Wigan district holds the memory of coal beneath its modern suburban quietude. It lies 1.9 miles east of Golborne (from Golborne: bearing 86°T, OS grid SJ 634 979), and is situated south-south-east of Crankwood village. The light here often catches the flat expanse of the landscape, casting long, pale shadows across the gardens that border the main thoroughfares. Just a short distance to the north, the reeds at The Flash shimmer in the wind, offering a grey-blue reflection of the shifting Lancashire sky. Residents of Lowton Common move through days defined by the steady pulse of the nearby roads, yet the proximity of Pennington Flash Country Park provides a sudden, wild reprieve of water and willow. The brickwork of older dwellings retains a faint, soot-stained dignity, a physical echo of the industrial heritage that once dictated the rhythm of every household. A sense of permanence persists in the way the local streets curve, following the ancient logic of a geography long since transformed by twentieth-century expansion. Such places possess a hidden weight, a stillness that endures despite the constant, restless movement of the motorway arteries that hem them in.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Flash (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Pennington Flash Country Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 024° NNE
  • Ackers Whitley's Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 359° N
  • Unlock (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 003° N
  • Taylor's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 055° NE
  • Pennington Garden (Park) — 1.4 mi, 061° ENE
  • Bickershaw Junction (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 331° NNW
  • Common Lane Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 003° N
  • Pennington Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 083° E
  • Hope Carr (Wetland) — 1.8 mi, 078° ENE
  • Golborne Colliery Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 272° W
  • Leigh Town Hall Archives (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 044° NE
  • Highfield Moss Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 219° SW · 20 ha
  • Abram Flashes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 318° NW · 40 ha
  • The Flashes Of Wigan And Leigh (National Nature Reserve) — 2.5 mi, 326° NNW · 738 ha
  • Golborne Dale (Valley) — 2.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • Castle Hill Motte And Bailey And Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 244° WSW
  • Wild Wings Birds of Prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.6 mi, 151° SSE
  • North West Computer Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 065° ENE
  • Leigh Film Factory (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 065° ENE
  • Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 065° ENE
  • Risley, Holcroft And Chat Moss (National Nature Reserve) — 2.8 mi, 138° SE · 529 ha
  • Viridor Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 310° NW
  • St Oswald'S Well, 150M South Of Woodhead (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 213° SSW
  • Newton Stocks (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 240° WSW
  • Bowl Barrow West Of Highfield Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 202° SSW
  • Battle Of Winwick (Also Known As Battle Of Red Bank) 1648 (Registered Battlefield) — 3.4 mi, 219° SW · 144 ha
  • Pestfurlong Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.8 mi, 142° SE
  • Tyldesley Little Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Winding House (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 074° ENE

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About This Lowton Common Map Page

Explore Lowton Common, 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: 53.477188, -2.552110. 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.