Carr Bank Manchester Map

About Carr Bank

Carr Bank exhales a quiet, settled atmosphere, a suburban breath drawn from the Lancashire soil. It lies 3.3 km north of Bury (from Bury: bearing 8°T, OS grid SD 808 140), and is situated south of Nangreaves village. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to possess a certain golden softness, catching the rooftops of the modest dwellings and the well-tended gardens that spill over low stone walls. Though firmly a part of the Manchester conurbation, Carr Bank retains a distinct character, a sense of individual place that resists easy categorisation. Evidence of its agricultural past can still be glimpsed in the occasional rambling farmhouse, now softened by time and surrounded by the neat geometries of modern life. The air, often carrying the distant hum of traffic from the nearby A-roads, also carries the fainter, cleaner scent of open fields to the north, a subtle reminder of the land that cradles Carr Bank.

About This Carr Bank Map Page

Explore Carr Bank, 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: 53.622336, -2.291435. 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.