Plank Lane Manchester Map
Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Wigan · Region: North West
Explore Plank Lane, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Plank Lane 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 Plank Lane, Manchester
How to Use This Plank Lane, Manchester Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Plank Lane, 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 Plank Lane and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Plank Lane |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Wigan |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.494895 |
| Longitude | -2.548270 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Plank Lane
Plank Lane, a name that whispers of the earth beneath, breathes quietly in the Wigan district. It lies 2.0 km west of Leigh (from Leigh: bearing 262°T, OS grid SJ 637 999), and is situated east of Crankwood village. The land here, a patchwork of fields and intermittent hedgerows, often catches the low, diffused light of the North West, lending a soft, matte quality to the horizon. There is a sense of a long, slow unfolding of lives in Plank Lane, a quiet endurance that mirrors the sturdy brickwork of its older dwellings. The air, when the wind is right, might carry the faint, metallic tang of industry from days past, a ghost of forge and furnace that has long since cooled. A certain resilience, perhaps, can be perceived in the very way the hedgerows hold their ground against the prevailing winds.
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About This Plank Lane Map Page
Explore Plank Lane, 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: 53.494895, -2.548270. 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. |
