Traditional county: Cheshire · Unitary authority: Cheshire East · Region: North West
Explore Mow Cop, Cheshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mow Cop 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 Mow Cop, Cheshire, 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 | Mow Cop |
| Traditional County | Cheshire |
| Unitary Authority | Cheshire East |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.112607 |
| Longitude | -2.215847 |
| Place Type | Village |
Mow Cop commands a rugged prominence over the Cheshire landscape, its foundations anchored in the gritstone of the Pennine fringe. It lies 1.6 miles west of Biddulph (from Biddulph: bearing 264°T, OS grid SJ 856 572), and is situated east of The Bank village. The summit of Mow Cop itself rises sharply above the surrounding fields, catching a silver, thin light that reveals the harsh texture of the earth. Crowning this height, the folly of Mow Cop Castle stands as a jagged silhouette against the sky, its ruined arches framing nothing but the passage of clouds. Below the crags, the weathered stone of The Old Man of Mow keeps a solitary watch over the slopes, a silent witness to the industrial toil that once carved the hillsides for coal and stone. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, carrying the scent of damp heather and the remnants of a vanished mining era that once defined the local economy. Visitors often traverse the ridge to look back toward the plains, where the horizon stretches out in a muted tapestry of green and grey. Mow Cop remains a place of exposed edges and wide vistas, where the wind asserts its presence against the endurance of the stone.
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Explore Mow Cop, Cheshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.112607, -2.215847. 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. |