Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Mottram in Longdendale, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mottram in Longdendale 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 Mottram in Longdendale, 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 | Mottram in Longdendale |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.455975 |
| Longitude | -2.011482 |
| Place Type | Village |
Mottram in Longdendale commands a high ridge overlooking the Pennine foothills, where the grey stone of the older houses gathers the shifting light of the North West. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Stalybridge (from Stalybridge: bearing 136°T, OS grid SJ 993 954), and is situated north-east of Hattersley village. The horizon here is dominated by the steep, brooding shoulders of Mottram Hill, which pushes against the sky and anchors the landscape in a permanent, rugged gravity. Below these slopes, the gentle waters of Hurstclough Brook carve a path through the valley, offering a persistent, rhythmic hum that underscores the silence of the surrounding fields. Residents often walk near the statue of L.S. Lowry, a bronze figure that stands in quiet contemplation, observing the same changing weather that once informed the artist’s own stark, honest vision of the world. The architecture of the older houses, built from local gritstone, retains a dark, soot-stained resilience that reflects the industrial legacy of the surrounding Tameside district. Long shadows stretch across the cobbled lanes as evening approaches, momentarily blurring the line between the modern road and the ancient, enduring earth. Mottram in Longdendale maintains a character defined by its exposure to the elements, standing firm against the winds that sweep down from the high moors.
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Explore Mottram in Longdendale, 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: 53.455975, -2.011482. 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. |