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Higher Hurst Manchester Map

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

Explore Higher Hurst, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higher Hurst 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.

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

Latitude	53.502650
Longitude	-2.069718
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Higher Hurst

Higher Hurst rises as a rugged suburban ascent on the eastern fringes of the Tameside district, where the industrial legacy of Manchester softens into the shifting contours of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.3 miles north-east of Ashton-under-Lyne (from Ashton-under-Lyne: bearing 49°T, OS grid SD 954 006). The terrain here carries the weight of a landscape shaped by coal and textile prosperity, yet it retains a quiet clarity as it climbs toward the open horizon. To the north-east, the still, reflective surface of Knott Hill Reservoir draws the light of the low sun, offering a stark, glassy contrast to the dense rows of terraced stone housing. Higher Hurst remains intrinsically linked to the surrounding geography, as the land itself forms part of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi, grounding the suburban streets in a protected ecological corridor. A short distance to the north-west, the verdant basin of Greenhurst Clough carves a deep, shadowed path through the earth, marking the transition from urban stone to wilder, unmanicured vegetation. The air here holds a sharp, clean edge, carrying the faint, persistent memory of the valley’s engine-driven past across the modern rooftops. Even as the modern day asserts its rhythm, the streets of Higher Hurst maintain a stoic grace, their geometry dictated by the steep, uncompromising incline of the rising ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 12 ha
Greenhurst Clough (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 343° NNW
Knott Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 031° NNE
Cedar Park (Park) — 0.5 mi, 229° SW
Stamford Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 165° SSE
Holden Clough Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 305° NW
Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 176° S · 23 ha
Lower Alt Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 320° NW
Wester Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 308° NW
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 227° SW
Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 220° SW
Cock Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 188° S
Willow Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 076° ENE
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.5 mi, 157° SSE
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 228° SW
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 222° SW
Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 164° SSE
Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 241° WSW
Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 191° S
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 340° NNW · 1 ha
Crime Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 280° W
Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 075° ENE
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 318° NW
Round Cairn West Of Hollingworthhall Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 128° SE
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 315° NW
Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 328° NNW
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 328° NNW
Bug Hotel (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 290° WNW
Post-Medieval Glassworks 250M South East Of Clarke'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 191° SSW
Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 040° NE

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