Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Little Scotland, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Scotland 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 Little Scotland, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Little Scotland and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Little Scotland |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.591139 |
| Longitude | -2.596048 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Little Scotland emerges from the undulating landscape of the Bolton district like a quiet echo of the industrial North. It lies 1.8 miles south of Adlington (from Adlington: bearing 178°T, OS grid SD 606 106), and is situated south-west of Blackrod village. The low, unassuming crests of Pennington Hill and Rigby Hill rise sharply to the east, casting long, lean shadows across the fields as the afternoon sun retreats. These elevations provide a vantage point from which the sturdy, utilitarian character of the local stonework becomes apparent, grounding the hamlet in a history of coal and honest labour. A modest tranquillity pervades the lanes, where the hum of modern traffic feels distant and inconsequential against the backdrop of the rugged Lancashire terrain. Little Scotland maintains a distinct, solitary identity, unburdened by the sprawl of larger neighbouring towns. The light here has a sharp, northern clarity, catching the edges of dry-stone walls and highlighting the persistent, green resilience of the surrounding pasture. This small corner of the world remains a place of understated endurance, defined by the geography that has held it firmly in place for generations.
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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.
| 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. |