Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Low Crompton, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Low Crompton 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 Low Crompton, 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 | Low Crompton |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.576865 |
| Longitude | -2.117202 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Low Crompton marks the transition where the urban grit of the Oldham district softens into the rugged, open character of the North West. It lies 0.8 miles north-north-east of Royton (from Royton: bearing 13°T, OS grid SD 923 089). The terrain here rises with a quiet, persistent ambition, shedding the dense industrial brickwork of its neighbours for the expansive, wind-swept horizons that define the local topography. Ancient pathways connect the hamlet to the verdant expanse of Oozewood Clough, where the light filters through the trees with a pale, northern clarity. Low Crompton remains anchored to a landscape that feels older than the modern sprawl, retaining a sense of solitude despite the proximity of nearby Royton Park. The air possesses a sharpness that suggests the proximity of the moors, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone across the fields. Residents move through a space where the industrial remnants of the past have been surrendered to the slow, steady reclamation of wild grasses and hardy flora. This corner of the landscape offers a vantage point from which the fading glow of the sunset catches the grey slate roofs, illuminating the quiet persistence of the place.
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Explore Low Crompton, 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: 53.576865, -2.117202. 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. |