Shevington Moor Manchester Map

About Shevington Moor

Shevington Moor, a village in the Wigan district, carries the quiet dignity of its Lancashire landscape. It lies 1.5 km west-north-west of Standish (from Standish: bearing 284°T, OS grid SD 546 105), and is situated south-east of Hunger Hill village. The land hereabouts, not precisely moorland in the dramatic sense, but open and breathing, offers a particular quality of light, a diffused luminescence that softens the edges of the brick-built homes and the scattered farmsteads. History in Shevington Moor is less about grand pronouncements and more about the steady accumulation of lives lived, the echoes of a past tied to the land and, in its more industrial veins, the coal that once lay beneath. The air, often carrying the scent of damp earth after a rain shower, speaks of resilience, a character forged in the practicalities of rural existence. Even the greens, small and well-tended, invite a moment of pause, a quiet contemplation under a wide, often cloud-brushed sky.

About This Shevington Moor Map Page

Explore Shevington Moor, 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: 53.589730, -2.686309. 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.