Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Boarshurst, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Boarshurst 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 Boarshurst, 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 | Boarshurst |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.536107 |
| Longitude | -1.999811 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Boarshurst occupies a rugged shoulder of the Pennine foothills, where the gritstone earth keeps a firm grip on the fading echoes of industrial toil. It lies 2.3 miles east-north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 57°T, OS grid SE 001 043), and is situated south-south-east of Uppermill village. The landscape here is defined by the sharp, sudden rise of Yarns Hill, which catches the morning light and holds it long after the lower slopes have surrendered to shadow. Below, the water of Chew Brook carves a persistent, silver path through the terrain, its rhythmic gurgle providing a constant undertone to the stillness of the high ground. Boarshurst carries the quiet gravity of a place that once looked to its mills and quarries for survival, though today the stone buildings seem to settle into the hillside as if they were always part of the geology. Winter skies here possess a singular, bruised intensity, casting a pale glow over the weathered masonry that reveals every crack and crevice of the local stonework. The air is often cool and sharp, carrying the scent of damp moss and the distant, restless energy of the moors beyond. Through the changing seasons, the land remains honest and unpretentious, offering a solitude that is as brittle and bracing as the wind off the high peaks.
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Explore Boarshurst, 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: 53.536107, -1.999811. 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. |