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Shakerley Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West

Explore Shakerley, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shakerley 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.

Interactive Map of Shakerley, Manchester

How to Use This Shakerley, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shakerley, 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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PlaceShakerley
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughWigan
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.522357
Longitude-2.467462
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Shakerley

Shakerley remains a distinct fragment of the industrial North West, where the heavy legacy of coal extraction has slowly yielded to a quiet, residential composure. It lies 0.6 miles north of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 359°T, OS grid SD 691 029). The earth here bears the subtle memory of deep seams, though the landscape now favours the soft, creeping reach of greenery over the harsh iron of the past. To the southeast, the modest currents of Old Mill Brook weave through the periphery, offering a low, rhythmic murmur that punctuates the stillness of the afternoon. Residents often look toward the horizon where the land lifts slightly, tracing the lines where the old collieries once dictated the rhythm of every household. A short walk southward leads to the open expanse of Astley Street Park, where the late-day sun catches the leaves and turns the common grass into a vivid, burnished gold. Shakerley retains a sense of seclusion, separated from the busier thoroughfares by the stubborn persistence of its own local geography. Even now, the horizon seems to hold the weight of the men who laboured beneath the soil, their industry now replaced by the steady, unobserved pulse of suburban life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Old Mill Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 156° SSE
  • Shakerley Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 201° SSW
  • Tyldesley Little Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 190° S
  • Astley Street Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 170° S
  • Central Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 267° W
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 340° NNW
  • Marker Stone for Gin Pit mine (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 194° SSW
  • Gin Pit Colliery Wheel (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 184° S
  • New Hall Moat, Astley, 200M North Of Astley Hospital (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 153° SSE
  • Hulton Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 336° NNW · 205 ha
  • Wood End Pit AKA Bedford Colliery marker stone, former coal mine. (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 209° SSW
  • Red Waters (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 228° SW
  • Common Head Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 100° E
  • Winding House (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 155° SSE
  • Astley Green Colliery: Engine House And Headgear (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 154° SSE
  • Lancashire Mining Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 156° SSE
  • Chequerbent Embankment Of Bolton And Leigh Railway (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 337° NNW · 1 ha
  • North West Computer Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 209° SSW
  • Leigh Film Factory (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 208° SSW
  • Leigh Spinners Mill Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 208° SSW
  • Leigh Town Hall Archives (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 231° SW
  • Will Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.8 mi, 033° NNE
  • Blackleach Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 079° ENE
  • Peace Community Theatre (Theatre) — 3.2 mi, 031° NNE
  • Deane Church Clough (Valley) — 3.3 mi, 003° N
  • Lady Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 110° ESE
  • Hope Carr (Wetland) — 3.3 mi, 212° SSW
  • Astley & Bedford Mosses Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.4 mi, 177° S · 92 ha
  • Botany Bay Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.7 mi, 146° SE
  • Nob End Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.2 mi, 060° ENE · 9 ha

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About This Shakerley Map Page

Explore Shakerley, 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: 53.522357, -2.467462. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.