Bardsley Manchester Map

About Bardsley

Bardsley, a quiet suburb of Oldham, carries the subtle hum of the Manchester conurbation yet retains a distinct, almost watchful, character. It lies 2.7 km north-north-west of Ashton-under-Lyne (from Ashton-under-Lyne: bearing 340°T, OS grid SD 929 017), and is situated south-west of Park Bridge village. The land here, gently rising towards the Pennine fringes, often catches the late afternoon sun in a way that softens the edges of its red-brick terraces, casting long shadows that speak of the day's labour and the coming evening's quiet. A sense of its industrial past, when cotton mills once dominated the landscape, can still be felt in the enduring solidity of its older buildings and the subtle contours of the terrain. The air, especially after rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, a reminder of the moorland close by, and the sky above Bardsley often stretches wide, a canvas for shifting clouds.

About This Bardsley Map Page

Explore Bardsley, 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: 53.512670, -2.107766. 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.