Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Harwood Lee, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Harwood Lee 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 | Harwood Lee |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.604937 |
| Longitude | -2.393839 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Harwood Lee unfolds its gentle contours on the landscape, a place where the sky often seems to stretch a little wider. It lies 3.9 km north-east of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 39°T, OS grid SD 740 121), and is situated south-west of Affetside village. The land here, a patchwork of fields, catches the light in a way that can transform the ordinary into something luminous, especially in the late afternoon sun. Though its origins are rooted in the agricultural rhythms of Lancashire, the quiet hum of a modern suburban life now defines its character. The houses, mostly of brick and tile, stand in neat rows, their gardens often bursting with the vibrant colours of summer blooms. Occasionally, a gust of wind carries the faint scent of damp earth and distant fields, a reminder of the surrounding countryside that still breathes close to Harwood Lee.
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Explore Harwood Lee, 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: 53.604937, -2.393839. 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. |