Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore Moston, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moston 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 Moston, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Moston and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Moston |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.513670 |
| Longitude | -2.186335 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Moston unfolds as a deliberate arrangement of Victorian terraces and brick-built ambition, stretching across the high ground of northern Manchester. It lies 1.0 miles west-north-west of Failsworth (from Failsworth: bearing 290°T, OS grid SD 877 019). The landscape here holds the grey light of the North West, where the horizon is defined by the sharp silhouettes of chimneys and the persistent, low-slung clouds of the Pennine fringe. Broadhurst Park serves as a wide, green lung for the neighbourhood, its grassy slopes catching the morning sun and offering a quiet vantage point over the urban sprawl. Below the streets, the waters of Moston Brook trace a secretive path through the geography, cutting a vein through the clay that once fed the local textile mills. These industrial roots remain visible in the sturdy, soot-darkened brickwork of the older houses, which stand with a stubborn, heavy grace against the changing decades. Farther towards the edge of the district, the deep, shadowed woodland of Boggart Hole Clough provides a sudden, wild contrast to the domestic order of the terraces. Moston maintains an enduring character, defined by the steady, unyielding rhythm of life in a place that has long traded the hum of looms for the quiet industry of suburban survival.
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Explore Moston, 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: 53.513670, -2.186335. 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. |