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Cheesden Manchester Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cheesden, 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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PlaceCheesden
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughRochdale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.642386
Longitude-2.261352
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Cheesden

Cheesden emerges from the rugged moorland terrain of the Rochdale district as a quiet testament to the resilience of industrial ambition. It lies 2.4 miles east of Ramsbottom (from Ramsbottom: bearing 101°T, OS grid SD 828 162), and is situated west-north-west of Red Lumb village. The landscape surrounding Cheesden bears the heavy imprint of nineteenth-century textile production, where the remnants of Cheesden Lumb Mill stand as skeletal stone witnesses to a vanished era of water-powered labour. Below these ruins, the dark waters of Cheesden Brook carve a sharp, rhythmic path through the valley floor, catching the pale, northern light that shifts rapidly across the exposed gritstone. To the south-east, the expanse of Ashworth Moor Reservoir offers a vast, reflective stillness, contrasting with the jagged, weathered edges of the nearby valley slopes. The air here holds a distinct, bracing clarity, sharpened by the elevation and the unyielding sweep of the wind across the high plateaus. Despite the passage of time, the hushed remnants of the mills remain anchored to the earth, their broken walls softened by the persistent growth of moss and wild ferns. Every stone in this solitary place seems to absorb the silence that descends once the light begins to fail over the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cheesden Lumb Mill (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 260° W
  • Croston Close Bottoms (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 202° SSW
  • Tom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 018° NNE
  • Ashworth Moor Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 162° SSE
  • Wham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 297° WNW
  • Cheesden Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 211° SSW
  • Grain Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 004° N
  • Naden Higher Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 067° ENE
  • Grants Tower (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 261° W
  • Naden Middle Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 080° E
  • Nuttall Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 270° W
  • Waugh's Well (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 001° N
  • Limefield Gardens (Park) — 2.4 mi, 211° SSW
  • Tilted Vase (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 281° W
  • Ramsbottom Co-Operative Hall (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 278° W
  • Lower Red Lees Pasture Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 292° WNW · 4 ha
  • Promontory Fort Called Castlesteads On The East Bank Of The Irwell 550M Sse Of Banks Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 222° SW · 1 ha
  • Peel Tower (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 271° W
  • Hodge Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 307° NW · 3 ha
  • Queen'S Park, Rochdale (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 146° SE · 10 ha
  • Bamboo Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 004° N
  • Medieval Moated Site And Later Fortified Manor House Known As Bury Castle 100M West Of The Parish Church (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 203° SSW
  • Bury Transport Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 206° SSW
  • The Fusilier Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 204° SSW
  • The Whitaker (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 340° NNW
  • Higher Mill, Helmshore (Scheduled Monument) — 4.5 mi, 317° NW · 1 ha
  • Touchstones (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 115° ESE
  • Rochdale Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 111° ESE
  • Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 4.6 mi, 111° ESE
  • Turton Tower (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 264° W

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About This Cheesden Map Page

Explore Cheesden, 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: 53.642386, -2.261352. 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.