Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Lowton Heath, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lowton Heath 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lowton Heath, 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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| Place | Lowton Heath |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.464875 |
| Longitude | -2.587604 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lowton Heath emerges from the flat, industrial plains of the Wigan district as a modest intersection of residential life and quiet transit. It lies 0.8 miles south-south-east of Golborne (from Golborne: bearing 150°T, OS grid SJ 610 966), and is situated north-east of Town of Lowton village. The horizon here is defined by a low, persistent sky that seems to press gently against the rooftops, casting a silver light over the brickwork. To the south-east, the twenty hectares of Highfield Moss SSSI offer a stubborn pocket of wild, boggy earth where the rushes sway in the North West winds. Lowton Heath maintains a functional character, tethered to the rhythmic passage of traffic that feeds the arteries of the surrounding region. Millingford Brook meanders through the wider landscape to the west, its dark water carving a path through the silt that speaks of an older, wetter geography. Even in the bustle of modern transit, there remains a stillness in the damp air that clings to the hedgerows and pavement edges alike. Lowton Heath serves as a pragmatic anchor in a landscape that has long traded its agrarian roots for the steady hum of infrastructure.
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Explore Lowton Heath, 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: 53.464875, -2.587604. 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. |