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Gravel Hole Manchester Map

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

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Place	Gravel Hole
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Oldham
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.582820
Longitude	-2.130299
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Gravel Hole

Gravel Hole occupies a modest rise of land where the urban sprawl of Greater Manchester softens into the persistent green of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-west of Royton (from Royton: bearing 344°T, OS grid SD 914 095), and is situated south of Burnedge village. The low, heavy light of the North West often clings to the brickwork here, casting long, melancholic shadows across the modest residential lanes. Residents find a quiet respite in the nearby Tandle Hill Park, where the ancient, gnarled trees seem to hold the memory of a wilder, more unkempt landscape. Gravel Hole maintains a distinct character, caught between the echoes of industrial toil and the encroaching silence of the northern moorlands. On clear days, the horizon stretches towards the distant silhouettes of high ground, reminding one that the wilder peaks are never truly far away. The air carries a sharp, damp clarity, cooling the skin as it drifts over the nearby valley of Oozewood Clough. This corner of the Oldham district remains a place of steady, quiet endurance, defined more by its proximity to the grit of the town and the vastness of the sky than by any grand monument.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tandle Hill Park (Park) — locality lies within
Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 26 ha
Oozewood Clough (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 213° SSW
High Crompton Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 078° ENE
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 281° W
Cinder Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 212° SSW
Royle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 276° W
Trub Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 280° W
Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 039° NE
Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 037° NE
Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 106° ESE
Plumton Clough (River) — 1.7 mi, 186° S
Belts And Pulleys (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 188° S
March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 298° WNW
Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 079° E
Besom Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 105° ESE
Chadderton Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 197° SSW · 11 ha
Lancashire Dialect Poets Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 330° NNW
Brushes Clough Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 087° E
Shahid Minar (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 179° S
Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 337° NNW
Touchstones (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 330° NNW
Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.6 mi, 217° SW
Rochdale Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 334° NNW
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 165° SSE
The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 224° SW
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 175° S
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 169° SSE
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 153° SSE · 1 ha
Hollingworth Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 024° NNE

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