Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Lane Side, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lane Side 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 Lane Side, 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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| Place | Lane Side |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.579989 |
| Longitude | -2.078848 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lane Side climbs the rugged transition where the Pennine fringes begin to press against the expanding footprint of suburban Oldham. It lies 0.7 miles east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 81°T, OS grid SD 948 092). The landscape here retains the memory of a harder, industrial utility, where stone walls define boundaries against the encroaching moorland air. To the east, the rising slopes of Dog Hill command the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows over the rooftops as the afternoon light wanes. Below, the cold, clear currents of Brushes Clough Brook cut through the terrain, a persistent silver thread that hums with the damp, earthy fragrance of the high ground. Lane Side occupies a threshold between the grit of historic textile manufacture and the quiet, persistent wildness of the hills. The streets follow the contours of the rising ground, turning sharply to accommodate the steep gradient that defines the local topography. Residents here look out toward the expanse of the upper valley, where the sky feels wider and the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of heather from the nearby peaks.
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Explore Lane Side, 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: 53.579989, -2.078848. 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. |