Ancoats Manchester Map
Traditional county: Manchester · Region: North West
Explore Ancoats, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ancoats 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.
Interactive Map of Ancoats, Manchester
How to Use This Ancoats, Manchester Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ancoats, 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 Ancoats and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Ancoats |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.481159 |
| Longitude | -2.227872 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Ancoats
Ancoats, a district of Manchester, bears the mark of its industrious past. It lies 1.2 km east-north-east of Manchester (from Manchester: bearing 78°T, OS grid SJ 849 982). Once the beating heart of the city's textile mills, the grand red-brick edifices of Ancoats now stand as silent witnesses to a bygone era, their vast windows reflecting a sky that has seen generations of smoke and steam. The canal, a dark ribbon cutting through the urban landscape, once carried the raw materials and finished goods that fuelled its prosperity, its waters now reflecting a quieter, more reflective mood. Though the clatter of machinery has long since faded, a certain stoicism, a resilience born of hard work, seems to linger in the very air of Ancoats. Modern developments now rise alongside these historic structures, a testament to Ancoats' ongoing evolution, as new life infuses the old bones of the district.
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About This Ancoats Map Page
Explore Ancoats, 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: 53.481159, -2.227872. 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. |
