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Breightmet Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West

Explore Breightmet, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Breightmet 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	Breightmet
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Bolton
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.586877
Longitude	-2.380710
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Breightmet

Breightmet carries the enduring weight of its industrial heritage beneath a sky that often holds the bruised, heavy grey of the northern horizon. It lies 1.8 miles north-north-west of Little Lever (from Little Lever: bearing 345°T, OS grid SD 748 101), and is situated west of Ainsworth village. The terrain here rises in modest, functional swells, where the brickwork of mid-century terraces seems to absorb the damp, low-hanging light of the afternoon. Within the sprawl, the expansive green expanse of Leverhulme Park provides a deliberate pause, offering a wide, grassy lungs-space that softens the rigid geometry of the streets. Further out, the gentle descent toward Oaken Bottom reveals a small, hidden valley where the air turns cool and carries the metallic tang of damp earth and hidden water. Breightmet maintains a steady, unremarkable pulse, defined as much by its quiet residential rows as by the sprawling reach of its public parklands. The landscape feels grounded and unpretentious, a place where the history of brick and labor remains visible in the sturdy, soot-touched corners of the older houses. These spaces offer a stark, honest clarity, where the suburban sprawl meets the ragged, persistent edges of the nearby countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bradford Park (Park) — locality lies within
Leverhulme Park (Park) — locality lies within
Oaken Bottom (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 227° SW
Blackshaw Brook (River) — 1.2 mi, 168° SSE
River Tonge (River) — 1.3 mi, 260° W
Tonge Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 237° WSW · 15 ha
Tonge River Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 253° WSW · 1 ha
High Barn (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 022° NNE
Starling Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 097° E
Bowstone Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 023° NNE
Meeting of the Waters (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 289° WNW
Commerce House Community Theatre (Theatre) — 1.8 mi, 245° WSW
Hall i' th' Wood Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 301° WNW
Samuel Crompton (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 252° WSW
The Albert Halls (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 254° WSW
The Light (Cinema) — 2.1 mi, 259° WSW
Ancient gatepost (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 103° ESE
Affetside Cross At Affetside 75M North West Of The Pack Horse Inn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 010° N
Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 252° WSW
Bradford Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 226° SW
Buckley Fold Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 105° ESE
Nob End Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 177° S · 9 ha
Round Oak Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 097° E
Warth Mills Memorial (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 099° E
The Bolton Steam Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 267° W
Ringley Old Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 162° SSE
Smithills Open Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 293° WNW
Roman Road At Bottom O' Th' Knotts Brow (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 356° N
Bury Transport Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 081° E
The Fusilier Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 084° E

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