Little Scotland Manchester Map

About Little Scotland

Little Scotland, a quiet corner of the Bolton district, exhales a subtle scent of damp earth and distant chimney smoke. It lies 2.9 km south of Adlington (from Adlington: bearing 178°T, OS grid SD 606 106), and is situated south-west of Blackrod village. The light here, filtering through the broad leaves of ancient oaks that line the lanes, seems to possess a peculiar softness, as if the very air has been spun from fine wool. Fields, a patchwork of muted greens and browns, stretch towards the horizon, their contours hinting at the gentle swell of the Lancashire plain. A solitary lane, its tarmac worn smooth by the passage of generations, meanders through the hamlet, past stone-built cottages whose windows reflect the ever-changing sky. There is a stillness to Little Scotland, a sense of lives lived at a measured pace, where the loudest sound might be the lowing of cattle in a nearby pasture or the distant whir of a tractor at work.

About This Little Scotland Map Page

Explore Little Scotland, 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: 53.591139, -2.596048. 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.