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Lime Side Manchester Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Lime Side, Manchester

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lime 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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PlaceLime Side
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughOldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.514710
Longitude-2.126455
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lime Side

Lime Side emerges from the urban sprawl of Oldham as a functional landscape defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of North Manchester’s residential life. It lies 1.6 miles east-north-east of Failsworth (from Failsworth: bearing 74°T, OS grid SD 917 020), and is situated north-north-east of Woodhouses village. The terrain here holds a quiet gravity, where the brickwork of modest terraces absorbs the soft, grey light characteristic of the Pennine foothills. To the south, the still, reflective surface of Crime Lake offers a singular point of repose, its waters gathering the shifting clouds in a display of muted, industrial serenity. Paths wind outward from Lime Side toward the verdant hollow of Wood Park Clough, where the sudden density of trees provides a sharp, mossy contrast to the surrounding pavements. The air in these parts carries the faint, lingering scent of dampened stone, a physical reminder of the heavy rains that have long shaped the character of the Greater Manchester basin. Residents move through these thoroughfares with an unostentatious purpose, their daily passages knitting together the domestic corners of a landscape that prioritises substance over ornament. Such spaces, while unassuming to the casual observer, possess a persistent, grounded vitality that anchors the identity of Lime Side within the wider reach of the district.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Crime Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 174° S
  • Wood Park Clough (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 105° ESE
  • Copster Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 033° NNE
  • Bug Hotel (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 292° WNW
  • Daisy Nook Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 149° SSE
  • Taunton Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 161° SSE
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 027° NNE
  • Wester Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 092° E
  • Hollinwood Branch Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 186° S · 2 ha
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 006° N
  • Lower Alt Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 087° E
  • Lord's Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 217° SW
  • Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 159° SSE
  • Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 050° NE · 1 ha
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 018° NNE
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 018° NNE
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 142° SE
  • Shahid Minar (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 357° N
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 147° SSE
  • Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 153° SSE
  • Chadderton Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.5 mi, 340° NNW · 11 ha
  • Knott Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 100° E
  • Clayton Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 225° SW
  • Clayton Hall (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 226° SW
  • Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.2 mi, 327° NNW
  • Audenshaw Reservoir Number 1 (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 180° S
  • Phillips Park Cemetery Chapel (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 241° WSW
  • The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 317° NW
  • Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 145° SE
  • Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 127° SE

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About This Lime Side Map Page

Explore Lime 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: 53.514710, -2.126455. 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.