Cockey Moor Manchester Map

About Cockey Moor

Sunlight, thin and pale as old parchment, often falls upon Cockey Moor, a place where the urban edge softens into quieter lanes. It lies 2.9 km west of Bury (from Bury: bearing 263°T, OS grid SD 774 103), and is situated east of Ainsworth village. The landscape here, neither wild moor nor dense suburb, possesses a character of its own, a gentle topography where the sky seems to hold a particular, thoughtful stillness. Old field boundaries, like faint scars on the land, still map the agricultural past of Cockey Moor, hinting at generations of labourers who worked this earth under the same wide, often grey, Lancashire heavens. Though industry has long since receded, the echoes of its presence can still be felt in the resilience of its people, a quiet determination that has shaped the very spirit of Cockey Moor. A faint scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke often hangs in the air, a subtle reminder of the enduring connection to the land.

About This Cockey Moor Map Page

Explore Cockey Moor, 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: 53.589636, -2.342287. 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.