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Grotton Manchester Map

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

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

Latitude	53.533066
Longitude	-2.052735
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Grotton

Grotton emerges from the Pennine foothills as a place where the steady pulse of suburban life meets the rugged, upward reach of the Greater Manchester landscape. It lies 0.9 miles east-south-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 113°T, OS grid SD 966 040), and is situated west-south-west of Lydgate village. The light here often catches the incline of Stone Breaks Hill, which dominates the northern horizon and imparts a sense of verticality to the daily commute. Below these slopes, the geography shifts towards the sheltered dip of Ashes Clough, where the land holds onto a quiet, moisture-rich stillness. Grotton retains the character of a place that grew in the shadow of industrial expansion, yet it now functions as a transition point between the urban grit of Oldham and the softening edges of the moors. The streets follow the natural contours of the hillside, allowing residents a clear view of the changing sky as it moves across the valley. To the south-west, Crow Hill rises with a familiar persistence, acting as a silent sentinel over the rooftops and gardens. This arrangement of slope and stone ensures that even the most routine walk through Grotton feels tethered to the expansive, open geography of the North West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ashes Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 298° WNW
Crow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 233° SW
Stone Breaks Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 354° N
Thornley Brook (River) — 0.7 mi, 276° W
Roughtown Green (Park) — 1.0 mi, 138° SE
Doles Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 039° NE
Mossley Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 161° SSE
Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.3 mi, 304° NW · 10 ha
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 271° W · 1 ha
Micklehurst Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 150° SSE
Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 340° NNW
Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 342° NNW
Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 064° ENE
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 192° SSW · 12 ha
Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 136° SE
Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 063° ENE
Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 024° NNE
Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 285° WNW
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.5 mi, 284° WNW
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 266° W
Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 002° N
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 272° W
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 209° SSW
Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 331° NNW
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 182° S
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 210° SSW
Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 218° SW
Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 183° S
Round Cairn West Of Hollingworthhall Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 159° SSE
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 209° SSW

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