Marsland Green Manchester Map

About Marsland Green

Marsland Green, a quiet corner of the Wigan district, possesses a certain understated charm. It lies 2.4 km east-south-east of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 105°T, OS grid SJ 680 995), and is situated south of Higher Folds village. The houses here, often built of brick that has softened to a gentle ochre under the northern sky, gather around a modest expanse of common land, the green itself, where the grass, though sometimes worn, still catches the diffused light of overcast afternoons. The air carries a faint whisper of Lancashire's industrial past, a subtle reminder of the collieries and mills that once shaped this landscape, now largely reclaimed by a more placid, residential character. A sense of everyday living pervades Marsland Green, a quiet continuity found in the rhythm of school runs and the low hum of distant traffic, punctuated by the occasional call of a bird.

About This Marsland Green Map Page

Explore Marsland Green, 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: 53.491858, -2.483375. 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.