Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Lostock Junction, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lostock Junction 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.
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| Place | Lostock Junction |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.571157 |
| Longitude | -2.489292 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lostock Junction maintains a quiet presence on the outskirts of Bolton, defined by its legacy as a vital nexus of the Victorian railway network. It lies 2.1 miles north-east of Westhoughton (from Westhoughton: bearing 42°T, OS grid SD 676 083), and is situated north-east of Chew Moor village. The landscape here retains a utilitarian grace, where the rhythmic passage of trains echoes against the backdrop of an evolving suburban horizon. To the south-south-east, the waters of Rumworth Lodge Reservoir hold the pale, diffused light of the Lancashire sky, offering a mirror to the passing clouds. Further to the north-north-west, the hidden folds of Old Hall Clough carve a deeper, cooler path through the earth, sheltered from the gusts that sweep across the open embankments. The local character remains marked by the industrious spirit of the nineteenth century, when iron and steam first reshaped the topography of this corner of the North West. Today, Lostock Junction bridges the transition between the dense industrial heritage of Bolton and the softening edges of the countryside. Residents walk paths that follow the old tracks, observing how the steel lines have given way to a landscape reclaimed by wild grasses and the persistent growth of hawthorn.
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Explore Lostock Junction, 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: 53.571157, -2.489292. 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. |