Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore Whalley Range, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whalley Range 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 Whalley Range, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Whalley Range and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Whalley Range |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.449647 |
| Longitude | -2.257727 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Whalley Range reveals itself through wide, tree-lined avenues that recall the grand ambitions of its mid-nineteenth-century founders. It lies 2.1 miles east of Stretford (from Stretford: bearing 83°T, OS grid SJ 829 947). Tall Victorian villas, once built for the mercantile elite, now stand as sturdy sentinels over a diverse and shifting suburban landscape. The quality of light here often softens against the red brick facades, casting long, amber shadows across the pavement as the afternoon wanes. Residents find a verdant retreat in Alexandra Park, where the expansive grounds offer a necessary breath of air amidst the tightly knit grid of streets. Further south, the natural corridor of Houghend Clough provides a quiet, wooded contrast to the urban bustle, tracing a path where the city’s edge begins to fray into wilder green. Whalley Range maintains a distinct character, balancing the weight of its architectural heritage with a modern, cosmopolitan vitality. This blend of structured elegance and organic growth ensures that Whalley Range remains a vital, breathing part of Manchester’s southern reach.
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Explore Whalley Range, 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: 53.449647, -2.257727. 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. |