Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Back o' th' Bank, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Back o' th' Bank 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 | Back o' th' Bank |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.591991 |
| Longitude | -2.423844 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Back o' th' Bank, a suburban reach of Bolton, carries the quiet hum of everyday life, where gardens often spill over with the determined blooms of hardy perennials. It lies 1.7 km north-north-east of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 17°T, OS grid SD 720 106). The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, often possesses a gentle, diffused quality, softening the edges of brickwork and casting long shadows from the mature trees that line many of its streets. Though no ancient abbey or grand castle marks its landscape, the enduring presence of Victorian-era terraces, their red bricks warmed by the sun, speaks of a different kind of permanence, a history built on the foundations of industry and community. The air, especially after a rain shower, can carry the faint, clean scent of damp earth and cut grass, a subtle reminder of the green spaces that punctuate Back o' th' Bank's residential fabric. One might catch a glimpse of a well-tended allotment, a miniature testament to human endeavour against the wider suburban sprawl.
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Explore Back o' th' Bank, 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: 53.591991, -2.423844. 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. |