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Hillend Manchester Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Hillend, Manchester

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

Latitude	53.446662
Longitude	-2.018631
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Hillend

Hillend emerges from the rugged terrain of Tameside as a quiet testament to the industrial persistence of the North West. It lies 2.5 miles east of Hyde (from Hyde: bearing 97°T, OS grid SJ 988 944), and is situated east-south-east of Hattersley village. The landscape here bows to the influence of Hurstclough Brook, which carves a modest, rhythmic path through the earth just to the west-south-west. Above the low-lying houses, the broad, brooding silhouette of Mottram Hill dominates the eastern horizon, catching the pale, slanted light of afternoon in a way that makes the surrounding stone seem momentarily translucent. Residents of Hillend often look toward this prominence, where the incline marks a transition from the dense urban spread toward the wilder, open reaches of the Pennine fringe. The local atmosphere carries the weight of a long-standing labour tradition, reflected in the austere, functional architecture that defines the streetscapes. As shadows lengthen, the air cools rapidly, carrying the distinct, damp scent of the nearby brook and the encroaching moorland. Hillend remains a place where the proximity of raw, unyielding geography constantly reminds the inhabitant of the wider, untamed world beyond the garden fence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hurstclough Brook (River) — 0.1 mi, 240° WSW
Mottram Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 083° E
Targeton Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 042° NE
Statue of L.S. Lowry (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 020° NNE
Westwood Clough (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 306° NW
Wedneshough Green (Park) — 1.3 mi, 042° NE
Melandra Castle (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 073° ENE
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 157° SSE
Melandra Castle Roman Fort (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 075° ENE · 6 ha
Windy Harbour (Demolished Pub Site) (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 234° SW
Roman Gardens (Park) — 1.5 mi, 079° ENE
Godley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 291° WNW
Chapel (remains of) (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 039° NE
Godley Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 282° WNW
Hyde war memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 249° WSW
Keg Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 205° SSW
Compstall Nature Reserve Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 204° SSW · 13 ha
Cairn On Ludworth Intakes (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 176° S
Ludworth Intake Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 169° S · 5 ha
Brown Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 179° S
The Partington Players Theatre (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 094° E
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 329° NNW
Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 307° NW
Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 324° NW · 23 ha
The Forum (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 231° SW
Regent (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 206° SSW
Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 315° NW
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 307° NW
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 314° NW
Mellor Cross (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 183° S

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