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Higher Barrowshaw Manchester Map

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

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

Latitude	53.559190
Longitude	-2.078447
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Higher Barrowshaw

Higher Barrowshaw occupies a rugged fold of the Pennine fringe, where the landscape rises to meet the shifting moods of the northern sky. It lies 1.5 miles north of Lees (from Lees: bearing 351°T, OS grid SD 949 069), and is situated west-north-west of Scouthead village. Stone-built dwellings here hold the memory of an industrial past, their slate roofs catching the pale, glancing light that spills across the moorland slopes. To the north-north-west, the quiet depths of Hodge Clough provide a sheltered channel where shadows deepen long before the sun disappears from the high ground. Higher Barrowshaw maintains a watchful presence over these steep inclines, maintaining a distance from the busier thoroughfares of Oldham below. The presence of Upper Strinesdale Reservoir nearby offers a vast, silvered mirror to the clouds, grounding the horizon with its expanse of still water. Winds often carry the sharp scent of damp earth and heather from the surrounding heights, reminding residents of the wilder country that begins just beyond the garden walls. This suburban edge of the North West remains defined by the contrast between its ordered lanes and the sudden, sweeping drama of the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hodge Clough (Valley) — 0.2 mi, 340° NNW
Higher Count Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 108° ESE
Count Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 081° E
Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 100° E
River Medlock (River) — 0.5 mi, 114° ESE
Millennium Green (Park) — 0.6 mi, 008° N
Waterhead Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 180° S
Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 121° ESE
Besom Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 019° NNE
Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 183° S · 10 ha
Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 333° NNW
Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 059° ENE
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 193° SSW · 1 ha
Brushes Clough Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 007° N
Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 229° SW
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 228° SW
Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 081° E
Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 004° N
Shapla (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 247° WSW
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 216° SW
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 227° SW
Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 292° WNW · 26 ha
Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 106° ESE
Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 339° NNW
Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 338° NNW
Castleshaw Roman Forts, 250M West Of Castle Shaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 063° ENE · 8 ha
Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.7 mi, 264° W
Dowry Castle (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 039° NE
The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 262° W
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 187° S

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