Bentgate Manchester Map

About Bentgate

Bentgate unfolds as a quiet corner of Lancashire's rolling hills, a landscape where distant fells lend a brooding majesty to the everyday. It lies 1.6 km south-south-east of Milnrow (from Milnrow: bearing 151°T, OS grid SD 934 113), and is situated south-west of Newhey village. Here, the very air seems to carry a muted resonance of its industrial past, a faint echo beneath the present calm. The houses, a modest collection of brick and stone, stand as enduring sentinels against the often-grey skies, their windows reflecting the passing clouds like fleeting thoughts. A certain stoicism marks the character of Bentgate, a resilience forged in times of smoke and labour, now softened by the gentle green that reclaims the slopes. The light, when it breaks through, possesses a rare clarity, illuminating the weathered stone and the tenacious wildflowers that find purchase in the verges.

About This Bentgate Map Page

Explore Bentgate, 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: 53.598263, -2.101094. 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.