Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore West Gorton, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Gorton 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.
| Place | West Gorton |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.468173 |
| Longitude | -2.201305 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
West Gorton, a district of Manchester, carries the quiet hum of a place that has known the steady work of hands. It lies 3.1 km east-south-east of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 112°T, OS grid SJ 867 968). The eastern edges of West Gorton slope gently, catching the morning light on the rooftops of its terraced streets, a light that often carries a soft, diffused quality after a Manchester shower. This landscape, shaped by the industrial pulse of the region, now offers a quieter cadence, where the echoes of past endeavours are softened by the green shoots pushing through pavement cracks. Though the grand industrial edifices have largely faded, the spirit of industry remains, a subtle resilience in the brickwork and the determined growth of the neighbourhood's parks.
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Explore West Gorton, 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: 53.468173, -2.201305. 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 | June 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. |