Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Grotton, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Grotton 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.
| 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 |
Grotton, a quiet corner of Manchester's Oldham district, holds a subtle presence. It lies 1.4 km 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 land around Grotton slopes gently, catching the diffused light of the North West, a light that often softens the edges of the brickwork and the distant hills. This is a place where the echoes of past industry, perhaps the hum of looms or the clatter of mills, still seem to linger in the air, even as modern life flows on. The character of Grotton is one of quiet persistence, a reflection of the resilient spirit that shaped its landscape.
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Explore Grotton, 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: 53.533066, -2.052735. 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 | June 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. |