Bagslate Moor Manchester Map

About Bagslate Moor

Bagslate Moor stretches across a landscape where the gentle slope of the Pennines begins to soften towards the Lancashire plain. It lies 3.0 km west of Rochdale (from Rochdale: bearing 278°T, OS grid SD 867 138), and is situated south-east of Red Lumb village. The fields here, often a rich loam, hold the quiet memory of agricultural endeavour, their boundaries marked by hedgerows that have stood for generations, offering a subtle, verdant geometry against the wider sky. Occasionally, the sun, breaking through the characteristic Lancashire cloud cover, casts a fleeting, luminous gold upon the scattered houses and the muted green of the surrounding pastures. Though its origins are rooted in the land, Bagslate Moor now carries the gentle hum of suburban life, a place where the past is not so much forgotten as it is overlaid by the present. The air, particularly on a clear evening, can carry a freshness that speaks of the open country just beyond its edges.

About This Bagslate Moor Map Page

Explore Bagslate Moor, 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: 53.620803, -2.202046. 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.