Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Near Barrowshaw, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Near Barrowshaw 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.
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| Place | Near Barrowshaw |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.555694 |
| Longitude | -2.078033 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Near Barrowshaw commands a vantage point where the industrial grit of Manchester’s outskirts softens into the rising, rugged spine of the Pennines. It lies 1.2 miles north of Lees (from Lees: bearing 349°T, OS grid SD 949 065), and is situated west-north-west of Scouthead village. The land here holds the memory of stone and water, marked by the steady, dark flow of the River Medlock as it carves its path eastward. To the north, the sharp declivity of Hodge Clough offers a brief, shadowed sanctuary from the prevailing winds that scour the higher ground. Golden light often catches the crests of Higher Count Hill, illuminating the transition from dense urban brick to the wilder, unkempt grasses of the moorland edge. Residents of Near Barrowshaw move through these spaces with a quiet awareness of the elevation, where the horizon feels closer and the air carries a sharper, metallic clarity. Even in the greyest weather, the landscape retains a stoic dignity, reflecting a history bound to the earth and the slow, persistent reclamation of nature over former toil.
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Explore Near Barrowshaw, 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: 53.555694, -2.078033. 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. |