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Broad Carr Manchester Map

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

Explore Broad Carr, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broad Carr 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.

Interactive Map of Broad Carr, Manchester

How to Use This Broad Carr, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Broad Carr, 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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PlaceBroad Carr
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughTameside
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.520318
Longitude-2.057772
Place TypeHamlet

About Broad Carr

Broad Carr occupies a rugged pocket of the Tameside district where the industrial legacy of Manchester fades into the steep, verdant inclines of the Pennine fringe. It lies 0.5 miles west-north-west of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 287°T, OS grid SD 962 026). The landscape here is defined by the deliberate, quiet persistence of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi, which threads its way through the terrain as a mirror for the shifting northern clouds. Above the water, the slopes of Holly Bank rise with a stark, uncompromising profile, casting long shadows that sharpen the air as the afternoon light wanes. Broad Carr retains a certain austerity in its stone architecture, reflecting a time when the rhythmic clatter of machinery defined the valley’s purpose. A singular stillness often settles over the hamlet, broken only by the sudden, sharp call of birds navigating the thermals near the higher ridges. The geography remains dominated by these ancient geological folds, giving Broad Carr an atmosphere of permanence that ignores the frantic pace of the modern world beyond its borders. Here, the earth seems to hold the memory of the water and stone, preserving a quiet dignity in the face of the encroaching weather.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 12 ha
  • Holly Bank (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 044° NE
  • Crow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 345° NNW
  • Mossley Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 120° ESE
  • Rowton Clough (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 304° NW
  • Roughtown Green (Park) — 0.9 mi, 084° E
  • Knott Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 197° SSW
  • Micklehurst Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 115° ESE
  • Thornley Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 333° NNW
  • Willow Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 132° SE
  • Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 306° NW · 1 ha
  • Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 110° ESE
  • Doles Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 027° NNE
  • Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.9 mi, 331° NNW · 10 ha
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 288° WNW
  • Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 211° SSW
  • Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 215° SW
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 305° NW
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 304° NW
  • Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 049° NE
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 2.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 048° NE
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 290° WNW
  • Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 180° S
  • Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 3.0 mi, 225° SW
  • Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 214° SW
  • Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 021° NNE
  • Round Cairn West Of Hollingworthhall Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 3.3 mi, 150° SSE
  • Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 195° SSW

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About This Broad Carr Map Page

Explore Broad Carr, 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: 53.520318, -2.057772. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.