Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Prestwich, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Prestwich 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 Prestwich, 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 Prestwich and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Prestwich |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.533607 |
| Longitude | -2.285862 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Prestwich retains a quiet dignity, a settlement that has long held its own counsel. It lies 1.7 km south-south-east of Whitefield (from Whitefield: bearing 162°T, OS grid SD 811 041). Its older streets, where the light often falls with a gentle, almost forgiving quality, speak of a past intertwined with the broader industrial narrative of Greater Manchester, yet Prestwich itself cultivated a distinct character. The substantial Victorian and Edwardian residences, with their thoughtful proportions and mature gardens, suggest a community that valued both substance and a certain refined domesticity. Though the landscape here is more urban than pastoral, the occasional glimpse of sky between rooftops still hints at the wider horizons that once defined its character, a reminder of the open country that preceded the brick and mortar.
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Explore Prestwich, 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: 53.533607, -2.285862. 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. |