Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Moss Hey, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Moss Hey 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.
| Place | Moss Hey |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.576238 |
| Longitude | -2.094034 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Moss Hey, a suburban expanse within Oldham's embrace, holds its own quiet character. The gentle slope of its land, a subtle invitation to the open sky, hints at the broader Lancashire moors that lie beyond. Here, the houses, a pragmatic mix of brick and render, present neat gardens where the scent of cut grass often mingles with the distant hum of traffic. The streetlights, when they ignite in the early dusk, cast pools of amber that soften the edges of the everyday, lending a fleeting, almost theatrical glow to the pavements. Moss Hey’s existence is a testament to the steady expansion of urban life, a place where the routines of families unfold against a backdrop of a landscape that has seen far grander pronouncements of human endeavour. The air, particularly after a shower, carries a clean, earthy tang, a reminder of the soil that underpins this settled corner of Greater Manchester.
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Explore Moss Hey, 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: 53.576238, -2.094034. 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 | June 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. |