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Backbower Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West

Explore Backbower, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Backbower 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.

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Place	Backbower
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Tameside
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.441791
Longitude	-2.066427
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Backbower

Backbower traces the rugged contours of the Tameside landscape, where the earth rises to meet the persistent grey sky of the North West. It lies 0.9 miles south-east of Hyde (from Hyde: bearing 140°T, OS grid SJ 956 938). The terrain here bears the quiet imprint of industrial memory, punctuated by the serene, reflective surface of Stonepit Reservoir just a short distance to the south-east. Water flows with a steady, purposeful cadence through the district, drawing the eye toward the distant, rolling heights of Werneth Low Country Park. Backbower maintains a distinct character defined by its proximity to these expansive uplands, which offer a sharp contrast to the dense, brick-built legacy of Manchester’s fringe. Sunlight catches the mossy edges of stone walls, illuminating a quiet transition between the remnants of former mills and the encroaching wildness of the hills. Residents look out over a horizon that feels both constrained by history and liberated by the open, shifting winds of the Pennine foothills. Every lane and boundary in Backbower reflects a pragmatic endurance, softened only by the persistent, unpretentious beauty of the surrounding water and stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stonepit Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.1 mi, 152° SSE
Arnold Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 186° S
Gower Hey Brook (River) — 0.5 mi, 299° WNW
Hyde war memorial (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 117° ESE
Werneth Low Country Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 128° SE
Bonemill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 009° N
Pipers Clough (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 113° ESE
Godley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 029° NNE
Cold War Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 0.8 mi, 176° S
Idle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 125° SE
Post-Medieval Glassworks 250M South East Of Clarke'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 296° WNW
Windy Harbour (Demolished Pub Site) (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 118° ESE
Hyde Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 343° NNW
Compstall Nature Reserve Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 139° SE · 13 ha
The Forum (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 203° SSW
Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 256° WSW
Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 347° NNW
Marple Aqueduct (Scheduled Monument) — 2.4 mi, 181° S
Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 009° N
Statue of L.S. Lowry (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 064° ENE
Cairn On Ludworth Intakes (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 128° SE
Ludworth Intake Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 126° SE · 5 ha
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 008° N
Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.2 mi, 359° N · 23 ha
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 334° NNW
Regent (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 177° S
Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 344° NNW
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 338° NNW
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 342° NNW
Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 3.7 mi, 331° NNW

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