Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore High Crompton, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the High Crompton 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for High Crompton, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of High Crompton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | High Crompton |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.582237 |
| Longitude | -2.110843 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
High Crompton occupies a rise of Pennine fringe, where the landscape stretches out in long, quiet folds of green pasture and stone. It lies 0.7 miles west-north-west of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 292°T, OS grid SD 927 095). The light here catches the gritstone edges of old boundary walls, casting sharp shadows that define the character of the hillside. High Crompton retains a sense of separation from the denser industrial sprawl below, maintaining an elevated vantage point above the valley floor. Residents often walk toward High Crompton Park, where the wide, managed lawns offer a calm counterpoint to the rugged, untamed slopes of nearby Oozewood Clough. The air holds a brisk, sharpened edge that hints at the proximity of the high moors, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. History lingers in the local vernacular of the architecture, where sturdy masonry reflects a time when the looms and mills defined the rhythm of life. This elevated position ensures that High Crompton remains a place of expansive horizons, where the weather patterns move visibly across the sky like restless tides.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore High Crompton, 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: 53.582237, -2.110843. 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 | August 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. |