Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Dacres, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dacres 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dacres, 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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| Place | Dacres |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.530902 |
| Longitude | -2.015485 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Dacres endures as a quiet collection of stone-built dwellings perched upon the rugged shoulder of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.5 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 55°T, OS grid SD 990 038), and is situated south-south-east of Grasscroft village. Cold light descends from the heights of Noonsun Hill, casting long, sharp shadows over the slate roofs that define the local skyline. The land here slopes with a restless, uneven energy, falling away toward the low-lying basin where the industrial grit of the North West meets the wilder, unyielding moor. To the east, the crystalline waters of Warlow Brook trace a jagged line through the dark earth, carving a path that has dictated the movement of people for generations. Dacres maintains a singular, austere composure, far removed from the clamour of the nearby urban centres. Beneath the heavy, slate-grey clouds, the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the metallic tang of a landscape shaped by both ancient rainfall and the remnants of past labour. Dacres remains a place where the horizon dominates the view, forcing the eye upward toward the vast, indifferent sky.
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Explore Dacres, 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: 53.530902, -2.015485. 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. |