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Moorend Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Moorend, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Moorend, 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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PlaceMoorend
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughStockport
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.393558
Longitude-2.016261
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Moorend

Moorend emerges from the high, rugged edges of the Pennine foothills where the air thins and the light takes on a sharp, silver clarity. It lies 2.0 miles east of Marple (from Marple: bearing 97°T, OS grid SJ 990 885), and is situated east of Mellor village. The landscape surrounding Moorend is defined by a persistent upward tilt, where stone walls partition the fields into a mosaic of deep greens and brittle, sun-bleached grasses. A short distance to the west, the verdant basin of Brook Bottom catches the morning mist, holding the damp breath of the hills before the sun can burn it away. The horizon is further punctuated by the silhouette of Mellor Cross, which stands as a silent sentinel over the shifting patterns of the valley floor. Moorend maintains a quiet, enduring character, shaped by the harsh winds that sweep across the uplands and the stubborn resilience of its scattered dwellings. Below the ridge, the waters of the Mill Pond collect the pale reflection of the sky, offering a glassy stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the moorland air. This geography dictates a life of slow, deliberate rhythms, far removed from the clamour of the urban centres further down the slope. Moorend remains a place where the earth speaks through the grey rock and the tall, swaying reeds that line the nearby watercourses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Brook Bottom (Valley) — 0.3 mi, 277° W
  • Mellor Cross (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 202° SSW
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 298° WNW
  • Hollywood End Brook (River) — 1.0 mi, 294° WNW
  • Memorial Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 272° W
  • Roman Bridge Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 253° WSW
  • Brown Low Bowl Barrow (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 357° N
  • Samuel Oldknow's home (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 267° W
  • Ludworth Intake Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 011° N · 5 ha
  • Oldknow'S Limekilns, Strines Road (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 267° W
  • Cairn On Ludworth Intakes (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 001° N
  • Rowarth Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 064° ENE
  • Robin Hood's Picking Rods (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 036° NE
  • Old Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 062° ENE
  • New Mills Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 168° SSE
  • Ridge Quarry View Point (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 234° SW
  • Regent (Cinema) — 1.9 mi, 272° W
  • Carver Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 268° W
  • High Lea Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 166° SSE
  • Compstall Nature Reserve Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 336° NNW · 13 ha
  • Lantern Pike (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 099° E
  • New Mills Art Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 165° SSE
  • 3 stones (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 166° SSE
  • Marple Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.7 mi, 260° W
  • Torkington Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 263° W
  • Cold War Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 3.2 mi, 322° NW
  • Hyde war memorial (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 333° NNW
  • Jackson's Brick Works (Conservation Area) (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Lyme Hall (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 202° SSW
  • Lyme Park (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 204° SSW

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About This Moorend Map Page

Explore Moorend, 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: 53.393558, -2.016261. 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.