Back o' th' Moss Manchester Map

About Back o' th' Moss

Back o' th' Moss breathes a quiet air, a place where the Lancashire sky often drapes itself in shades of bruised plum and pale gold. It lies 0.6 km north of Heywood (from Heywood: bearing 1°T, OS grid SD 855 114). Once, the land here may have whispered with the footsteps of those who worked the peat, a rich, dark earth that lent its name to this corner of Greater Manchester. Today, the houses stand in neat rows, their brickwork catching the diffused light, a testament to a more settled existence. A gentle slope carries the eye towards the distant, hazy outline of the Pennines, a constant reminder of the wilder country that lies beyond. The air, even in the heart of Back o' th' Moss, carries a faint, earthy tang, a lingering echo of the mosses and fens that shaped its origins.

About This Back o' th' Moss Map Page

Explore Back o' th' Moss, 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: 53.599100, -2.220483. 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.