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.
| 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 bears the quiet dignity of a place that has seen seasons turn and generations pass. It lies 1.3 km north-north-east of Royton (from Royton: bearing 13°T, OS grid SD 923 089). The land around Low Crompton, a gentle expanse of green, often catches the soft, diffused light of the North West, lending a subtle luminescence to the fields that roll towards the horizon. Though a hamlet, its origins are rooted in the agricultural past, a modest collection of dwellings that once served the needs of the surrounding farms, their stone walls now softened by the moss and lichen of years. The air here carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the soil that has nurtured life and labour for centuries. Low Crompton, in its unpretentious way, offers a sense of enduring continuity, a quietude that speaks of a life lived in harmony with the natural world.
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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 | June 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. |