Norley Manchester Map

About Norley

Norley breathes the quiet atmosphere of a place content in its own corner of Lancashire. It lies 3.0 km west of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 264°T, OS grid SD 553 053), and is situated south of Crooke village. The gentle slope of the land here, where the sky often stretches in wide, pale swathes, hints at the agricultural past that underpins Norley's character. Farms, some of them ancient in their lineage, still punctuate the landscape, their sturdy brick buildings weathering the northern rains with stoic endurance. The lanes that thread through Norley carry a particular stillness, a sense that time here moves at a measured, unhurried pace, punctuated only by the distant rumble of traffic from the main arteries beyond. Even the occasional modern dwelling seems to acknowledge the enduring presence of the fields and hedgerows that define Norley’s immediate surroundings.

About This Norley Map Page

Explore Norley, 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: 53.542750, -2.674789. 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.