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Greenacres Moor Manchester Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Greenacres Moor, 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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PlaceGreenacres Moor
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughOldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.544468
Longitude-2.090447
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Greenacres Moor

Greenacres Moor rises as a sturdy, elevated fragment of the Oldham landscape, holding the sharp, clear light of the Pennine foothills against the encroaching shadows of urban industry. It lies 0.9 miles west-north-west of Lees (from Lees: bearing 301°T, OS grid SD 941 053). The ground here retains a rugged, weathered character, a testament to the grit of the Victorian mills that once defined the horizon with their tall, soot-stained chimneys. Greenacres Cemetery offers a quiet, ten-hectare sanctuary of stone and verdant calm nearby, where the stillness provides a stark contrast to the distant, rhythmic hum of the modern world. To the northeast, the slopes of Greenacres Hill catch the low afternoon sun, casting long, melancholy fingers of shade across the slate roofs and narrow thoroughfares. A short walk to the south, the open expanse of Becket Meadows invites the wind to sweep across the high ground, carrying with it the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. The architecture of Greenacres Moor remains tethered to its industrial roots, yet the persistent openness of the sky grants the streets a surprising, expansive dignity. This high, exposed stretch of the North West commands a view not merely of rooftops, but of the persistent, shifting spirit of a landscape that has traded its looms for a quieter, more contemplative existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Arundel Street Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Becket Meadows (Park) — 0.3 mi, 181° S
  • Greenacres Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.4 mi, 096° E · 10 ha
  • Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 173° S · 1 ha
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 260° W
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 0.9 mi, 258° WSW
  • Lower Count Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Thornley Brook (River) — 1.1 mi, 130° SE
  • Ashes Clough (Valley) — 1.2 mi, 117° ESE
  • Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 054° NE
  • River Medlock (River) — 1.3 mi, 050° NE
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 224° SW
  • Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 047° NE
  • Shapla (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 275° W
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • Shahid Minar (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 274° W
  • Besom Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 022° NNE
  • Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 357° N
  • Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 316° NW · 26 ha
  • Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 062° ENE
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.2 mi, 281° W
  • Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 087° E
  • Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 182° S
  • The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 276° W
  • Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 3.9 mi, 192° SSW
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 184° S
  • Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 351° N

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About This Greenacres Moor Map Page

Explore Greenacres Moor, 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: 53.544468, -2.090447. 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.