Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Lower Rushcroft, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Rushcroft 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 Lower Rushcroft, 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 | Lower Rushcroft |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.583414 |
| Longitude | -2.101149 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Lower Rushcroft rises as a modest collection of residences upon the rugged incline of the Pennine foothills. It lies 0.4 miles north-west of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 325°T, OS grid SD 934 096). The landscape here holds a certain austerity, where stone walls mark the boundaries of pastures that once fed the hungry looms of the Industrial Revolution. A short distance to the west, High Crompton Park offers a green reprieve, its managed lawns contrasting with the wilder, wind-swept ridges that define the horizon. Lower Rushcroft maintains a quiet existence, largely defined by the steady, grey light that filters through the clouds to illuminate the gritstone facades of its older cottages. Residents often look towards the nearby expanse of Dun Wood Park, where the trees lean collectively against the prevailing western gusts. The architecture speaks of an era when the rhythmic clatter of machinery dictated the pulse of life in these northern reaches. Even now, the air carries a faint, sharp clarity that reminds one of the high moors standing guard just beyond the reach of the urban sprawl.
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Explore Lower Rushcroft, 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: 53.583414, -2.101149. 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. |