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.
| 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 rests upon the undulating landscape of Greater Manchester, a quiet settlement under expansive skies. It lies 2.5 km north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 55°T, OS grid SD 990 038), and is situated south-south-east of Grasscroft village. The air here often carries a subtle scent of damp earth and distant heather, a whisper from the Pennine moors that loom to the north. The houses of Dacres, a mix of Victorian terraces and more modern dwellings, present a varied face to the world, some with gardens that bloom with surprising vigour even in the cooler climes. A small stream, barely a murmur in drier seasons, winds its way through the fringes of Dacres, reflecting the ever-changing mood of the English weather. The quiet streets hum with a life that is more felt than heard, a gentle cadence of days unfolding.
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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 | June 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. |