Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Mossley Cross, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mossley Cross 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 Mossley Cross, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Mossley Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Mossley Cross |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.514982 |
| Longitude | -2.050888 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Mossley Cross occupies a rugged shelf of high ground where the steep rise of the Pennines begins to soften into the urban sprawl of Tameside. Stone terraces of gritstone and slate trace the contours of the incline, their grey facades catching a pale, shifting light that sweeps down from the moorland peaks. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi slices through the lower landscape, its dark, reflective water serving as a quiet artery that once pulsed with the heavy trade of the Industrial Revolution. Mossley Cross maintains a defiant, vertical character, with streets that climb sharply toward the horizon as if impatient to reach the open heather above. To the north, the rounded profile of Holly Bank rises against the sky, providing a constant, silent reference point for those navigating the maze of steep lanes. Below, the water of Micklehurst Brook tumbles over stones, a persistent sound that carries through the cool air even when the wind drops. The local architecture remains rooted in the utilitarian ambition of the textile age, where sturdy chimneys and robust brickwork still define the skyline. Life here is dictated by the dramatic change in elevation, ensuring that every walk to the shops involves a breath-stealing ascent or a controlled, steady descent.
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Explore Mossley Cross, 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: 53.514982, -2.050888. 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. |