(Suburban Area)
Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Newtown, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Newtown 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 Newtown, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Newtown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Newtown |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.540274 |
| Longitude | -2.652749 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Newtown reveals its character through the enduring strength of brick and the quiet persistence of its industrial heritage. It lies 1.0 miles west-south-west of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 249°T, OS grid SD 568 050). The landscape here holds the ghost of a coal-dusted past, where the geometry of terraced streets speaks of a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the turning of heavy machinery. Residents often find a respite in the open expanse of Laithwaite Park, where the afternoon light catches the edges of the grass with a sudden, sharp clarity. Nearby, the Blundell Monument stands as a stoic sentinel, marking the horizon with a gravity that anchors the surrounding domestic sprawl. Newtown maintains a modest composure, its identity defined by the steady, unpretentious flow of daily work and the long shadows cast by its own history. The air here carries the faint, lingering scent of damp earth and cooling stone, a reminder of the land’s transformation from rural tract to a vital part of the Wigan district. Even as the modern world encroaches, Newtown remains a place where the architecture of the nineteenth century persists in dialogue with the necessities of the present.
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Explore Newtown, 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: 53.540274, -2.652749. 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. |