Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Acre, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acre 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 Acre, 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 | Acre |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.552183 |
| Longitude | -2.097014 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Acre emerges from the grit of the Pennine foothills as a testament to the industrial persistence of the Manchester fringe. It lies 1.0 miles north-east of Oldham (from Oldham: bearing 48°T, OS grid SD 936 061). The landscape here holds the weight of Victorian soot, yet it catches a sharp, northern light that turns the grey stone of local terraces into something almost luminous. Residents find a quiet respite at Stoneleigh Park, where the manicured lawns offer a stark, peaceful contrast to the steep, rugged incline of nearby Greenacres Hill. The sky above Acre feels expansive, often bruised with charcoal clouds that roll in from the moors to soften the hard edges of the rooftops. Industry once defined the rhythm of these streets, but now the quietude of the residential rows dominates the air. Beyond the immediate horizon, the deep, shadowed folds of Hodge Clough provide a wilder topography that reminds one of the untamed ground upon which these homes were built. Acre remains a place where the echo of the looms has long since faded, replaced by the steady, understated pulse of a modern suburban life.
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Explore Acre, 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: 53.552183, -2.097014. 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. |