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Edge Fold Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West

Explore Edge Fold, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Edge Fold 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.

Interactive Map of Edge Fold, Manchester

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Edge Fold, 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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PlaceEdge Fold
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughBolton
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.549690
Longitude-2.453622
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Edge Fold

Edge Fold maintains a quiet, unassuming presence amidst the industrial heritage of the Greater Manchester landscape. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 206°T, OS grid SD 700 059), and is situated east of Middle Hulton village. The terrain here holds a persistent memory of the coal seams that once defined the labour of the North West, though the soot has long since surrendered to the persistent encroachment of suburban lawns. A pale, diffused light often settles over the rooftops in the late afternoon, softening the sharp edges of the brickwork that characterises the older dwellings. Residents frequently find respite in the nearby grounds of Hulton Park, where the vast, rolling expanse of green offers a profound sense of scale against the tighter geography of the residential streets. To the north-east, the modest greenery of Morris Green Park provides a local focus for the morning air, where the wind carries the faint, distant hum of the modern world. Edge Fold remains a place where the passage of time is marked more by the lengthening shadows across the pavement than by the grand gestures of history. It endures as a functional, grounded space, tethered to the broader history of the Bolton district by the sturdy, unpretentious character of its architecture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Morris Green Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 017° NNE
  • Rumworth Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 360° N
  • Will Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 066° ENE
  • Mill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 226° SW
  • Hulton Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 243° WSW · 205 ha
  • Peace Community Theatre (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 051° NE
  • Doe Hey Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 069° ENE
  • Chequerbent Embankment Of Bolton And Leigh Railway (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 277° W · 1 ha
  • Deane Church Clough (Valley) — 1.5 mi, 344° NNW
  • Higher Doe Hey Reservoir (River) — 1.5 mi, 070° ENE
  • Bradford Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 054° NE
  • Lower Doe Hey Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 075° ENE
  • Bolton Little Theatre (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 020° NNE
  • Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 026° NNE
  • Samuel Crompton (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 030° NNE
  • The Light (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 024° NNE
  • The Bolton Steam Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 359° N
  • Common Head Farm (Historic Ruins) — 2.5 mi, 150° SSE
  • Bull Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 073° ENE
  • Tonge River Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 038° NE · 1 ha
  • Climbing New Heights (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 231° SW
  • New Hall Moat, Astley, 200M North Of Astley Hospital (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 180° S
  • Nob End Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 086° E · 9 ha
  • Mosley Common Colliery Commemorative Wheel (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 159° SSE
  • Winding House (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 176° S
  • Astley Green Colliery: Engine House And Headgear (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 175° S
  • Smithills Open Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.8 mi, 001° N
  • Hall i' th' Wood Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 022° NNE
  • Lancashire Mining Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 176° S
  • Leigh Film Factory (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 203° SSW

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About This Edge Fold Map Page

Explore Edge Fold, 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: 53.549690, -2.453622. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.