Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Blackford Bridge, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackford Bridge 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 Blackford Bridge, 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 | Blackford Bridge |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.567232 |
| Longitude | -2.293427 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackford Bridge marks a steady transit point where the rush of modern traffic meets the quiet persistence of the River Roch. It lies 1.3 miles north of Whitefield (from Whitefield: bearing 0°T, OS grid SD 806 078). The geography here is defined by the steady carving of water, where the nearby Hollins Brook flows with a purposeful, dark clarity that mirrors the grey Manchester sky. Commuters pass through Blackford Bridge daily, often oblivious to the way the afternoon light catches the water as it winds toward the larger arteries of the Irwell valley. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Lamb Lodge Reservoir holds a stillness that contrasts sharply with the hum of the nearby arterial road. The landscape retains the sturdy, utilitarian character of its industrial heritage, shaped by coal and steam rather than soft pastoral dreams. Even as the modern world presses in, the local topography remains grounded in the solid earth of the Bury district. Every corner of Blackford Bridge serves as a reminder that the North West is a region built upon the strength of its rivers and the resilience of its people.
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Explore Blackford Bridge, 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: 53.567232, -2.293427. 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. |