Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Whelley, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Whelley 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 Whelley, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Whelley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Whelley |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.554173 |
| Longitude | -2.614985 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Whelley maintains a persistent, utilitarian character that mirrors the industrial echoes of the North West. It lies 0.8 miles north-east of Wigan (from Wigan: bearing 45°T, OS grid SD 593 065). The land here slopes away from the higher ground, drawing the eye toward the quiet, insistent flow of the Yellow Brook as it cuts through the northern periphery. Whelley carries the weight of its coal-mining ancestry, where the earth still remembers the deep, dark reach of the Haigh Sough Mine Drainage Portal. Brick terraces cling to the rising gradients, their geometry reflecting a time when the rhythm of life was dictated by the colliery whistle. Beyond the domestic rows, the expansive canopy of Haigh Woodland Park provides a sudden, verdant reprieve from the grey grit of the thoroughfare. The sunlight often catches the steep incline of the streets, illuminating the stark, functional beauty of the local stonework. Whelley remains a place where the modern pulse of the district meets the stubborn, lingering shadow of its heavy-industry roots.
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Explore Whelley, 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: 53.554173, -2.614985. 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. |