Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore Northern Moor, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Northern Moor 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 Northern Moor, 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 Northern Moor and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Northern Moor |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.412240 |
| Longitude | -2.280473 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Northern Moor stretches across a flat expanse of Manchester’s southern fringe, where the heavy, soot-grey sky often presses down upon the low-slung brickwork of mid-century housing. It lies 2.0 miles east-south-east of Sale (from Sale: bearing 117°T, OS grid SJ 814 906). The landscape here holds a quiet, utilitarian gravity, marked by wide arterial roads that slice through the suburban grid with a persistent, humming momentum. Residents find a brief reprieve from this traffic at Southwick Road Park, where the grass grows thick and damp, holding the morning dew long after the sun has climbed. Beyond the suburban sprawl, the terrain dips toward the gentle, winding path of Baguley Brook, a waterway that marks the subtle transition between built-up streets and the open green lung of Wythenshawe Park. The light in Northern Moor often catches on the glass of bus shelters and the sharp edges of garden fences, turning the mundane geometry of the estate into something momentarily silver and strange. Commuters trace the familiar lines of the tram tracks that tether Northern Moor to the city centre, a mechanical pulse that dictates the rhythm of the day. Winter evenings here feel particularly long, with the amber glow of streetlamps reflecting off the wet tarmac in long, shivering streaks.
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Explore Northern Moor, 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: 53.412240, -2.280473. 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. |