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Lower Place Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West

Explore Lower Place, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Place 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.

Interactive Map of Lower Place, Manchester

How to Use This Lower Place, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Place, 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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PlaceLower Place
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughRochdale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.603931
Longitude-2.147532
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Lower Place

Lower Place reflects the industrial resilience of a landscape long shaped by the persistent flow of the Rochdale Canal. It lies 1.0 miles south-south-east of Rochdale (from Rochdale: bearing 157°T, OS grid SD 903 119). The steady, rhythmic passage of water defines the character of Lower Place, where the low-hanging northern light catches the brickwork of modest terraces that have watched the seasons turn for generations. Westward, the quiet currents of Sudden Brook carve a path through the earth, offering a slender vein of green that contrasts with the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the nearby thoroughfares. This suburban stretch holds a quiet dignity, possessing a clarity of purpose that seems to echo the industrious spirit of its Victorian foundations. Residents often look towards the elevated horizon, where the distant, cooling shade of Broadfield Park offers a sanctuary of oak and chestnut above the busy transit routes. Through the changing weather, the atmosphere here retains a sense of grounded permanence, anchored by the interplay between man-made channels and the stubborn, persistent growth of the surrounding vegetation. Lower Place endures as a functional intersection of past labour and present life, its identity marked by the silent, honest weight of stone and steam-era brick.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St Chad's Gardens (Park) — 0.8 mi, 335° NNW
  • Broadfield Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 324° NW
  • Sudden Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 260° W
  • Ashworth Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Castle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 307° NW
  • Lancashire Dialect Poets Monument (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 323° NW
  • Rochdale War Memorial (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 330° NNW
  • Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 340° NNW
  • Touchstones (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 322° NW
  • March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 240° WSW
  • Rochdale Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 334° NNW
  • Hey Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 008° N
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 208° SSW
  • Royle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 216° SW
  • Rochdale Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.6 mi, 297° WNW · 14 ha
  • Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 097° E
  • Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 096° E
  • Oozewood Clough (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 170° S
  • Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 168° SSE · 26 ha
  • Rydings Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 005° N
  • Hamer Pasture Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 350° N
  • Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 131° SE
  • Hollingworth Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 047° NE
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 109° ESE
  • Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.6 mi, 194° SSW
  • The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 201° SSW
  • Little Town (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 006° N
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 4.5 mi, 161° SSE
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 168° SSE
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 164° SSE

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About This Lower Place Map Page

Explore Lower Place, 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: 53.603931, -2.147532. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.