Shevington Manchester Map

About Shevington

Shevington breathes the quiet air of Lancashire, a place where the land unfolds in gentle slopes towards the west. It lies 2.4 km south-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 231°T, OS grid SD 542 086), and is situated east-south-east of Shevington Vale village. The fields around Shevington, often a rich, dark loam, tell tales of generations of farmers who have coaxed their livelihood from this soil, the light here possessing a soft, diffused quality, especially on an autumn afternoon. The village itself, with its cluster of red-brick homes and the sturdy presence of churches like St. Anne's, possesses a grounded character, a sense of enduring presence rather than fleeting fashion. Though its industrial past, tied to the wider Wigan coalfield, has softened, a certain resilience remains, a quiet strength evident in the well-tended gardens and the steady hum of local life.

About This Shevington Map Page

Explore Shevington, 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: 53.572813, -2.692544. 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.