Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Barlow Fold, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barlow Fold 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barlow Fold, Manchester, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Barlow Fold |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.568883 |
| Longitude | -2.294933 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Barlow Fold occupies a quiet pocket of the Bury landscape, where the incline of the terrain hints at the ancient weight of the Irwell valley. It lies 1.4 miles east-north-east of Radcliffe (from Radcliffe: bearing 68°T, OS grid SD 805 080). The horizon here is defined by a subtle, rhythmic fall of land that draws the eye toward the distant, shimmering surface of Lamb Lodge Reservoir. Water remains a quiet architect of the surroundings, as the nearby currents of Hollins Brook trace a persistent, silver path through the low-lying fields. Barlow Fold maintains an unassuming character, shaped more by the cooling shifts of northern light than by the grand architectural gestures seen in the nearby ruins of Radcliffe Tower. The atmosphere carries a faint, lingering memory of the industrial pulse that once dictated the pace of life across these Greater Manchester fringes. Walking the periphery, one encounters a landscape where the sharp lines of modern suburban boundaries soften against the enduring, muted greens of the valley floor. It is a place that prefers the company of shifting weather and seasonal change to the clamour of wider urban transit.
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Explore Barlow Fold, 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: 53.568883, -2.294933. 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 | August 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. |