Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Lostock, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lostock 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 Lostock, 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 | Lostock |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.579673 |
| Longitude | -2.526621 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lostock reveals itself as a quiet expanse of suburban character where the steady pulse of modern life meets the lingering echoes of its industrial ancestry. It lies 1.6 miles south-south-east of Horwich (from Horwich: bearing 150°T, OS grid SD 652 093), and is situated north-east of Cooper Turning village. The landscape here is defined by a gentle descent toward the water, where the persistent flow of Moor Platt Clough carves a silver vein through the verdant fringes of the land. Sunlight often catches the metallic sheen of the nearby Spirit of Sport sculpture, a landmark that stands as a singular, gleaming sentinel over the transition between residential quietude and the open terrain. Lostock retains a distinct air of composure, its streets lined with houses that watch the seasons turn with a stoic, brick-faced dignity. Beyond the immediate gardens, the horizon opens toward the wetlands of Red Moss, where the vast, unhurried sky seems to weigh more heavily upon the earth. Residents move with a purposeful rhythm, navigating a geography shaped by the legacy of coal and the relentless turn of the railway tracks. Here, the atmosphere is not one of dramatic flair, but of a persistent, honest clarity that defines the daily experience of those who call the place home.
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Explore Lostock, 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: 53.579673, -2.526621. 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. |