Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Stockport · Region: North West
Explore Windlehurst, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Windlehurst 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 Windlehurst, 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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| Place | Windlehurst |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Stockport |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.372412 |
| Longitude | -2.075111 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Windlehurst emerges as a quiet threshold between the dense urban sprawl of Stockport and the rolling, pastoral character of the Cheshire borders. It lies 1.8 miles south-south-west of Marple (from Marple: bearing 196°T, OS grid SJ 951 861), and is situated north-north-west of High Lane village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate slope, where the light catches the silvered surface of High Lane Brook as it threads its way through the verdant underside of the terrain. Ancient hedgerows mark the boundaries of fields that have long surrendered their heavy agricultural toil to the quietude of suburban life. To the east, the vantage afforded by Ridge Quarry View Point offers a sharp, elevated perspective over the patchwork of green that defines the horizon. Windlehurst retains a modest, unassuming dignity, lacking the grand monuments of industry but possessing the steady, enduring charm of a place where the seasons are still felt in the shift of the wind. The air carries a distinct, crisp clarity, untroubled by the persistent hum of the distant motorway. Modern dwellings now occupy the spaces where older, simpler structures once stood, yet the underlying topography remains unchanged, cradling the residents in a landscape that feels both private and expansive.
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Explore Windlehurst, 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: 53.372412, -2.075111. 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. |