Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Moorhey, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moorhey 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 Moorhey, 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 | Moorhey |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.536889 |
| Longitude | -2.092588 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Moorhey occupies a firm, industrial shoulder of the Oldham district where the landscape transitions from urban stone to the rugged reach of the Pennines. It lies 0.8 miles west of Lees (from Lees: bearing 265°T, OS grid SD 939 044). Sunlight here often catches the gritstone facades, turning the grey masonry into a pale, reflective silver as the afternoon wanes. To the south-east, the Lowside Brickworks Sssi serves as a quiet reminder of the earth’s raw utility, where geologically significant strata lie exposed beneath the northern sky. Moorhey retains the stoic character of a place built on heavy labour, its streets echoing with the memory of spindle and loom. Just a short walk away, the verdant basin of Snipe Clough draws the gaze toward the valley floor, offering a sudden depth of green against the harder edges of the district. The air carries a crisp, thin quality, typical of the high ground that separates these narrow valleys from the wider Cheshire plain. Through the changing seasons, the quietude of the surroundings provides a sharp contrast to the persistent, rhythmic hum of the nearby transit routes.
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Explore Moorhey, 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: 53.536889, -2.092588. 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. |