Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Scholes, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Scholes 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 Scholes, 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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| Place | Scholes |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.546312 |
| Longitude | -2.619429 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Scholes maintains a rugged, resilient character that reflects the industrious spirit of its Lancashire roots. It lies 0.4 miles east of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 83°T, OS grid SD 590 056). Low-slung brick terraces define the horizon, catching the pale, diffuse light of the North West as it drifts over the rooftops. A short walk toward the water reveals Whalley’s Basin, where the stillness of the reservoir mirrors the shifting clouds in a quiet, ink-dark expanse. Nearby, the Golden Balls sculpture catches the eye with its curious geometry, punctuating the landscape with a modern, metallic glint. The air here holds the faint, lingering memory of coal and iron, a weight that has long since softened into the steady hum of modern suburban life. Scholes remains a place of pragmatic beauty, where the grey slate and red brick anchor the earth firmly against the wide, restless sky.
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Explore Scholes, 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: 53.546312, -2.619429. 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. |