Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Acres, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acres 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.
| Place | Acres |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.558337 |
| Longitude | -2.165790 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Acres, a quiet corner of Oldham, carries the subtle scent of damp earth and the distant hum of industry. It lies 2.3 km east-north-east of Middleton (from Middleton: bearing 67°T, OS grid SD 891 068), and is situated west-south-west of Healds Green village. The landscape here, a gentle rise and fall of fields, is crisscrossed by ancient hedgerows, their thorny branches a testament to generations of farming. On a clear day, the light falls with a soft, diffused quality, lending a certain wistfulness to the brick-built terraces that form the heart of Acres. Though no grand abbey or castle dominates its skyline, the sturdy dignity of its parish church, with its weathered stone and quiet spire, speaks of enduring community.
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Explore Acres, 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: 53.558337, -2.165790. 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 | June 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. |