Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore Sharston, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sharston 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 Sharston, 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 | Sharston |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.392384 |
| Longitude | -2.256448 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sharston stretches across the southern expanse of Manchester, defined by a pragmatic industrial heritage that has slowly yielded to modern commerce. It lies 0.9 miles west of Gatley (from Gatley: bearing 268°T, OS grid SJ 830 884). The landscape here retains a low, flat horizon where the pale northern light catches the glass of warehouses and the passing traffic of the M56. To the west, the verdant basin of Baguley Bottoms offers a quiet respite, its damp earth and tangled hedgerows providing a dark, natural contrast to the grey tarmac of the nearby logistics hubs. Residents often seek the open, grassy expanses of Hollyhedge Park, where the wind carries a faint, sharp scent of distant rain across the playing fields. Sharston preserves a utilitarian character, shaped by the steady expansion of the city and the relentless, rhythmic pulse of transport arteries. The architecture remains largely functional, yet the evening sky often bruises into a deep, violet hue that softens the sharp angles of the local factories. This district holds its own quiet gravity, anchored by a history of labour that continues to influence the ebb and flow of its daily life.
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Explore Sharston, 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: 53.392384, -2.256448. 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. |