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.
| 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 unfolds as a quiet corner of Lancashire, a place where the everyday hum of suburban life meets the subtle breathing of the land. It lies 4.6 km north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 2°T, OS grid SD 717 137), and is situated east-north-east of Horrocks Fold village. The gentle rise of the terrain here, a prelude to the West Pennine Moors, allows the afternoon sun to linger on the rooftops, casting long, contented shadows. Though its origins are rooted in the agricultural rhythms of the region, Dunscar has long since embraced its role as a residential heart, a place where families put down roots much like the sturdy oaks that still dot the surrounding fields. The air, even on a busy day, carries a faint whisper of the open country that lies just beyond its edges, a reminder of the wilder landscapes that shaped this part of England. Here, the quiet aspiration of everyday living finds a harmonious echo in the enduring spirit of the north-west.
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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 | 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. |