Shakerley Manchester Map

About Shakerley

Shakerley, a quiet corner of the Wigan district, offers a sense of settled continuity. It lies 0.9 km north of Tyldesley (from Tyldesley: bearing 359°T, OS grid SD 691 029). The land here, gently rolling towards the Manchester Ship Canal, retains a character shaped by its agricultural past, where fields once yielded their bounty under a sky that often held the soft, diffused light of the North West. Though industry has left its mark on the wider region, Shakerley itself holds a more tranquil air, a place where the quiet hum of suburban life unfolds against a backdrop of subtly varied greens. The presence of older farmsteads, their stone weathered by countless seasons, speaks of generations who worked this earth.

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.