Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Mosley Common, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mosley 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mosley 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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| Place | Mosley Common |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.507158 |
| Longitude | -2.431425 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Mosley Common retains the quiet, industrious memory of its coal-mining heritage beneath a wide and shifting North Western sky. It lies 1.5 miles east-south-east of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 108°T, OS grid SD 714 012), and is situated south-west of New Manchester village. The landscape here is defined by the steady, low-lying drift of the land, where the dark waters of Honksford Brook trace a path through the fields like a ribbon of hammered silver. Near the heart of the district, the Mosley Common Colliery Commemorative Wheel stands as a silent sentinel, its iron frame catching the soft, bruised light of late afternoon. Beyond these industrial remnants, the terrain levels out into a patchwork of pastures that once fed the horses and men of the pits. Stirrup Brook meanders toward the south-east, carving a modest channel through the earth that has remained a constant presence through decades of change. The air in Mosley Common possesses a peculiar, bracing clarity, sharpened by the proximity of open spaces that stretch toward the distant horizon. Visitors often note the way the evening sun highlights the textures of the remaining stonework, casting long, contemplative shadows across the verges. This particular corner of the Wigan district balances its former grit with a lingering, unassuming grace that defines the character of the local geography.
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Explore Mosley 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: 53.507158, -2.431425. 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. |