Montcliffe Manchester Map

About Montcliffe

Montcliffe whispers a quiet presence on the Lancashire landscape. It lies 1.5 km east-north-east of Horwich (from Horwich: bearing 58°T, OS grid SD 652 123), and is situated north of Wallsuches village. The hamlet, a collection of homes scattered across gently rising ground, catches the keen northern light that often paints the sky with subtle, shifting hues. Once, the air here might have carried the faint scent of coal smoke from the nearby collieries, a ghost of the industrial past that shaped this corner of Greater Manchester. Now, the dominant aroma is often the fresh, damp earth after a rain shower, mingling with the green fragrance of well-tended gardens. Montcliffe’s modest footprint belies its position, overlooking the broader sweep of the West Pennine Moors, a landscape that seems to hold its breath under the vast, open sky.

About This Montcliffe Map Page

Explore Montcliffe, 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: 53.606636, -2.526911. 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.