Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Fernhill Gate, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fernhill Gate 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 Fernhill Gate, 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 | Fernhill Gate |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.570199 |
| Longitude | -2.481701 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Fernhill Gate commands a quiet elevation where the urban sprawl of Greater Manchester softens into the rolling topography of the West Pennine Moors. It lies 2.1 miles west-south-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 256°T, OS grid SD 681 082), and is situated north of Hunger Hill village. The prevailing winds carry the faint, cool scent of damp earth and reeds from the nearby Rumworth Lodge Reservoir, which glimmers like a fallen pane of glass against the darker, broken lines of the horizon. Fernhill Gate maintains a deliberate, unassuming posture, defined by residential streets that trace the contours of the land rather than defying them. To the east, the terrain dips toward the verdant folds of Deane Church Clough, where the light shifts in long, amber slats through the canopy during the late afternoon. This suburban enclave serves as a bridge between the industrial grit of the North West’s heritage and the open, indifferent expanse of the higher hills. The atmosphere here is one of lingering calm, where the architecture of the modern home meets a landscape that remembers the slower movement of water and wind. Residents of Fernhill Gate often walk the perimeter of the local waters, observing how the sky reflects the changing seasons upon the surface of the reservoir with a clarity that feels both precise and fleeting.
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Explore Fernhill Gate, 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: 53.570199, -2.481701. 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. |