Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Dimple, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dimple 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 | Dimple |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.636543 |
| Longitude | -2.446734 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Dimple rests in a quiet fold of Lancashire's northern reaches, a place where the air still carries the faint scent of damp earth after rain. It lies 6.6 km north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 351°T, OS grid SD 705 156), and is situated north of Horrocks Fold village. Though the old mills that once defined its industrial heart have long since quieted, the enduring character of Dimple can still be felt in the sturdy brickwork of its older dwellings, each seeming to absorb the muted northern light. The surrounding landscape, a gentle undulation of fields and hedgerows, offers a subtle beauty, particularly in the soft, diffused glow of an autumn afternoon. The local lanes, often bordered by dry stone walls, invite a contemplative amble, hinting at centuries of quiet passage.
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Explore Dimple, 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: 53.636543, -2.446734. 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. |