Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Pennington, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Pennington 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 Pennington, 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 Pennington and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Pennington |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.484109 |
| Longitude | -2.522000 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Pennington retains a quiet, industrial dignity that marks the transition from the bustling streets of northern urbanity toward the open, water-logged expanses of the Lancashire plains. It lies 0.9 miles south of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 188°T, OS grid SJ 654 987). The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water, where the reed-fringed margins of Hope Carr offer a sanctuary for waterfowl amidst the remnants of a coal-rich heritage. Sunlight often catches the surface of Taylor’s Hole with a sharp, metallic clarity, reflecting the sky in a way that softens the edges of the surrounding brickwork. Pennington serves as a bridge between the dense Victorian architecture of its neighbour and the vast, man-made wetlands that have reclaimed the scars of former colliery work. A sense of composure hangs over the local pathways, where the memory of heavy industry has long since surrendered to the persistence of grass and willow. Throughout the seasons, the atmosphere carries a distinct, earthy scent of damp soil and ancient silt, grounding the modern residential character in the realities of its geography. Pennington remains a place where the horizon feels surprisingly broad, offering a vantage point across the low-lying fields that stretch toward the horizon of the North West.
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Explore Pennington, 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: 53.484109, -2.522000. 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. |