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Miles Platting Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West

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

How to Use This Miles Platting, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Miles Platting, 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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PlaceMiles Platting
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughManchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.491118
Longitude-2.213320
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Miles Platting

Miles Platting retains the industrial gravity of a landscape once defined by the rhythmic clatter of looms and the soot-stained ambition of the nineteenth century. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 57°T, OS grid SJ 859 994). The red-brick horizon of Miles Platting speaks to a time when steam and iron dictated the pulse of the North West, casting long shadows over the terraced streets that remain today. Sunlight now catches the Victorian masonry with a softer, more forgiving touch than the harsh furnace glare of the past. Residents find a quiet respite in the greenery of Victoria Mill Park, where the manicured lawns offer a sharp, verdant contrast to the dense urban brickwork. Further east, the weathered stonework of the Phillips Park Cemetery Chapel stands as a solemn sentinel, guarding the memories of those who laboured through the city’s expansion. The air here carries the faint, lingering scent of coal-smoke ghosts, yet the modern skyline continues to evolve toward a future of quiet domesticity. Miles Platting persists as a sturdy fragment of Manchester’s heritage, holding its own against the relentless encroachment of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Victoria Mill Park (Park) — 0.1 mi, 189° S
  • Village Park (Park) — 0.3 mi, 355° N
  • Phillips Park Cemetery Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 0.6 mi, 093° E
  • Hope Mill Theatre (Theatre) — 0.6 mi, 192° SSW
  • Peachstone Henge (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 293° WNW
  • Serafino's Stone (Monument) — 0.8 mi, 238° WSW
  • Queen'S Park, Manchester (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 344° NNW · 13 ha
  • Frog & Bucket (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 240° WSW
  • Dale Street Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 220° SW
  • Historic Cargo Lift (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 213° SSW
  • Greater Manchester Police Museum & Archives (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 232° SW
  • Cultplex (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 272° W
  • Moston Vale (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 019° NNE
  • Manchester Jewish Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 287° WNW
  • National Football Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 253° WSW
  • Museum of Transport Greater Manchester (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 315° NW
  • Manchester Mayfield (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 206° SSW
  • The Hanging Bridge Immediately South Of Manchester Cathedral (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 250° WSW
  • AO Arena (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 261° W
  • Chinatown Arch (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 231° SW
  • Clayton Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Flix (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 250° WSW
  • Clayton Hall (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Breakout Manchester (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 240° WSW
  • Moston Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 049° NE
  • WomenZone (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 326° NW
  • Boggart Hole Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 355° N
  • Remains Of Eastern Wall Of The Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 234° SW
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 296° WNW
  • Gorton Lower Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 132° SE

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About This Miles Platting Map Page

Explore Miles Platting, 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: 53.491118, -2.213320. 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.