Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Blackrod, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackrod 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.
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| Place | Blackrod |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.595325 |
| Longitude | -2.587676 |
| Place Type | Village |
Blackrod rises upon a prominent sandstone ridge that commands a wide view over the surrounding Lancashire plains. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Adlington (from Adlington: bearing 165°T, OS grid SD 612 111), and is situated south-south-west of Grimeford Village village. The local terrain is marked by a rugged incline, where the slopes of Pennington Hill provide a natural vantage point that catches the sharp, clear light of the northern sky. Below these heights, the land spills toward the watercourses, where the quiet, persistent flow of Pearl Brook carves its way through the verdant earth. Blackrod has long maintained a distinct character, its stone structures echoing a time when the village served as a vital waypoint for travellers crossing the moorland fringes. Modern life here is punctuated by the occasional shadow of passing clouds moving rapidly across the open fields toward the distant horizon. The geography of the region remains defined by these high, wind-swept ridges that offer a stark, honest beauty to those who walk the ancient footpaths. Beyond the immediate rise of the hills, the landscape reveals a quiet endurance, holding the memory of industrial toil within the very contours of the valley floor.
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Explore Blackrod, 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: 53.595325, -2.587676. 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. |