Plank Lane Manchester Map

About Plank Lane

Plank Lane, a name that whispers of the earth beneath, breathes quietly in the Wigan district. It lies 2.0 km west of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 262°T, OS grid SJ 637 999), and is situated east of Crankwood village. The land here, a patchwork of fields and intermittent hedgerows, often catches the low, diffused light of the North West, lending a soft, matte quality to the horizon. There is a sense of a long, slow unfolding of lives in Plank Lane, a quiet endurance that mirrors the sturdy brickwork of its older dwellings. The air, when the wind is right, might carry the faint, metallic tang of industry from days past, a ghost of forge and furnace that has long since cooled. A certain resilience, perhaps, can be perceived in the very way the hedgerows hold their ground against the prevailing winds.

About This Plank Lane Map Page

Explore Plank Lane, 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: 53.494895, -2.548270. 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.