Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Dunscar, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dunscar 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.
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| Place | Dunscar |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.619090 |
| Longitude | -2.428938 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Dunscar reveals a landscape where the sharp edges of industrial progress have long since softened into the quiet geometry of suburban life. It lies 2.9 miles north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 2°T, OS grid SD 717 137), and is situated east-north-east of Horrocks Fold village. Dunscar sits at the intersection of rugged northern terrain and the steady, brick-built ambition of the North West. To the northwest, the cold, clear waters of Dunscar Brook carve a path through the earth, a persistent reminder of the streams that once powered local bleaching and print works. The light here often catches the grey stone of older foundations, casting long shadows that seem to hold the memory of a busier, soot-stained century. Beyond the houses, the terrain rises toward the distant, brooding silhouette of Cheetham Close, where the horizon feels vast and stripped of ornament. Residents often walk toward the nearby Jumbles Reservoir, where the water acts as a mirror for the changing moods of the Lancashire sky. In this corner of the world, Dunscar exists as a modest bridge between the remnants of Victorian toil and the stillness of the surrounding hills.
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Explore Dunscar, 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: 53.619090, -2.428938. 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. |