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Holden Fold Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Holden Fold, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Holden Fold, 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.

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PlaceHolden Fold
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughOldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.559081
Longitude-2.131071
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Holden Fold

Holden Fold occupies a quiet intersection of industrial heritage and reclaiming nature on the fringe of the Greater Manchester sprawl. It lies 0.6 miles south-west of Royton (from Royton: bearing 222°T, OS grid SD 914 069). The landscape here holds the ghost of a restless, productive past, where the stone foundations of former mills now surrender to the creeping moss of the North West. Just a short walk away, the deep, shadowed creases of Plumpton Clough carve a path through the earth, revealing a cool, damp sanctuary that feels a world apart from the nearby tarmac. The light in Holden Fold often catches the grit of the old brickwork, turning the grey masonry into something resembling weathered silver during the late afternoon. As part of a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, the local terrain supports a resilient ecology that flourishes despite the encroaching reach of urban development. The presence of the Belts and Pulleys artwork serves as a deliberate, metallic echo of the machinery that once defined the rhythm of these streets. Holden Fold remains a place where the heavy legacy of the loom and the engine is slowly being softened by the persistent, unhurried growth of the surrounding valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest)locality lies within · 26 ha
  • Plumton Clough (River) — 0.1 mi, 257° WSW
  • Belts And Pulleys (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 249° WSW
  • Plumpton Clough (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 239° WSW
  • Royton Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 033° NNE
  • Cinder Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 297° WNW
  • Dogford Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 015° NNE
  • Shahid Minar (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 175° S
  • Chadderton Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 223° SW · 11 ha
  • Higher Stake Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 297° WNW
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 145° SE
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 146° SE
  • River Irk (River) — 1.5 mi, 255° WSW
  • Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.6 mi, 255° WSW
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 169° SSE
  • Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.0 mi, 052° NE
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 159° SSE
  • The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 255° WSW
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 325° NW
  • Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 135° SE · 1 ha
  • Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 096° E
  • Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 092° E
  • March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 327° NNW
  • Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 020° NNE
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 048° NE
  • Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 019° NNE
  • Touchstones (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 342° NNW
  • Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 086° E
  • Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 346° NNW
  • Alconbury Flashes (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 250° WSW

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About This Holden Fold Map Page

Explore Holden Fold, 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: 53.559081, -2.131071. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.