Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Burrs, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burrs 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 | Burrs |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.609797 |
| Longitude | -2.305677 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Burrs commands a stretch of the Irwell Valley where the heavy industry of the past has surrendered to a quiet, verdant reclamation. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-west of Bury (from Bury: bearing 347°T, OS grid SD 798 126). The river here moves with a deliberate, muscular grace, carving a path past the remnants of old mill workings that once defined the local economy. Burrs Country Park now occupies this reclaimed industrial ground, offering a sprawling green sanctuary where the light catches the water in shifting, silvery ribbons. Nearby, the Stone Cycle stands as a curious, silent sentinel, its form providing a stark contrast to the organic untidiness of the surrounding scrubland. To the north-north-west, the earth rises to support the ancient, grassy ramparts of a promontory fort, a place where the wind seems to carry the echoes of older, more precarious lives. This landscape possesses a singular, melancholic beauty, where the permanence of the stone structures humbles the transient nature of the modern suburban fringe. Burrs retains a distinct character, defined as much by the cold, clear currents of the river as by the enduring strength of its earthworks.
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Explore Burrs, 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: 53.609797, -2.305677. 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. |