Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Fern Bank, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fern Bank 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fern Bank, 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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| Place | Fern Bank |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.479446 |
| Longitude | -2.039891 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fern Bank draws its character from the rugged, industrial pulse of the Tameside district, where the grit of the North West meets the persistent encroachment of wilder slopes. It lies 0.7 miles east-south-east of Stalybridge (from Stalybridge: bearing 114°T, OS grid SJ 974 980). The landscape here is defined by a slow, upward tension as the ground climbs toward the looming heights of Wild Bank, forcing the streets of Fern Bank to negotiate a demanding, uneven terrain. To the north, the waters of Stocks Brook carve a narrow passage through the earth, a silver thread of movement that hums with the memory of the mills it once powered. Beyond the domestic rows of brick and slate, the presence of Hough Hill dominates the southern horizon, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the roofs as the afternoon sun begins its descent. This geography dictates a life lived in constant dialogue with the incline, where every window frame captures a different slice of the valley’s changing atmospheric temper. The air here holds the weight of a long manufacturing history, yet it remains sharpened by the proximity of the open, untamed moors that press against the suburban edge. Fern Bank persists as a place of transition, caught between the heavy iron legacy of the Tame valley and the quiet, enduring authority of the hills.
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Explore Fern Bank, 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: 53.479446, -2.039891. 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. |