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Shaw Heath Manchester Map

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

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

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Place	Shaw Heath
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Stockport
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.398802
Longitude	-2.158220
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Shaw Heath

Shaw Heath retains the industrious, brick-red dignity of a landscape shaped by the Victorian expansion of the North West. It lies 0.6 miles south of Stockport (from Stockport: bearing 177°T, OS grid SJ 895 891). The architecture here speaks in sober tones of slate and chimney-pots, where the low, grey light of a Manchester afternoon catches the soot-softened edges of terraced rows. Residents find a quiet reprieve from the urban press at the verdant borders of Alexandra Park, where the trees lean inward as if guarding the stillness of the grass. The heritage of the locale remains anchored in the firm, unyielding geometry of its streets, which once served the bustling workers of the nearby hatting trade. A short walk toward the west reveals the reflective, still surface of Sykes Reservoir, providing a sharp, watery contrast to the dense masonry of the neighbouring houses. Time in Shaw Heath seems to move with the steady, rhythmic persistence of a pendulum, indifferent to the rapid transformations occurring in the wider district. The character of the place is defined by this blend of domestic endurance and the persistent, cool air that drifts across the Cheshire plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alexandra Park (Park) — 0.4 mi, 271° W
The Hallam Coronation Gardens (Park) — 0.4 mi, 132° SE
Sykes Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 263° W
Stockport Garrick Theatre (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 348° NNW
Hat Works (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 347° NNW
Stockport Air Raid Shelters (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 356° N
The Bear Pit (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 346° NNW
Staircase House (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
Brinksway Caves (Historic Ruins) — 0.9 mi, 304° NW
Stockport Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 005° N
The Light Stockport (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 352° N
Christ Church (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 340° NNW
Vernon Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 040° NE · 7 ha
Portwood Water Turbine (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 014° NNE
Flight of Fancy (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 039° NE
Tiviot Dale (Valley) — 1.6 mi, 017° NNE
Lady Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 206° SSW
The Savoy Cinema (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 318° NW
Poise Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 099° E
Peel Moat (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 329° NNW
Bunkers Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 077° ENE
Bottom Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 014° NNE
Moated Site North-West Of Broadoak Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.9 mi, 109° ESE
Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 035° NE
Vintage Family Funfair (Theme Park) — 3.0 mi, 141° SE
Levenshenge (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 333° NNW
Torkington Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.1 mi, 104° ESE
Didsbury Parsonage Trust (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 285° WNW
Marple Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.3 mi, 105° ESE
Icehouse At The Site Of Poynton Hall, 170M North Of Towers Yard Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 144° SE

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