Buckley Wood Manchester Map

About Buckley Wood

Buckley Wood exists as a quiet echo of Lancashire's industrial past, a place where the land remembers the toil of generations. It lies 1.6 km west-south-west of Royton (from Royton: bearing 250°T, OS grid SD 905 071), and is situated east of Healds Green village. The air here, even on a grey day, carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant chimney smoke, a testament to the fields that still hold their own against the encroaching suburbs. Small clusters of houses, their brickwork softened by time and the elements, huddle together as if for warmth, their windows reflecting the wide, often dramatic, skies of the North West. The lanes that wind through Buckley Wood, edged with hedgerows that seem to hold secrets in their tangled branches, invite slow contemplation, a journey not measured in miles but in the changing quality of the light.

About This Buckley Wood Map Page

Explore Buckley Wood, 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: 53.560431, -2.144678. 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.