Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Nether Lees, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nether Lees 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 Nether Lees, 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 | Nether Lees |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.533044 |
| Longitude | -2.076376 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Nether Lees maintains a modest, unassuming presence upon the sloping terrain of the Oldham district. It lies 0.4 miles south-south-west of Lees (from Lees: bearing 205°T, OS grid SD 950 040). The gritstone architecture here reflects a legacy of industrial toil, where the cold, grey masonry absorbs the shifting light of the North West sky. To the east, the waters of Thornley Brook carve a persistent path through the landscape, providing a rhythmic accompaniment to the quietude of the suburban streets. The ground rises toward the southern horizon, where the distant silhouette of The Rock offers a rugged contrast to the domestic order of the nearby rooftops. Nether Lees retains a sense of seclusion, shielded from the encroaching bustle by the natural contours of the valley. Occasionally, the wind carries a damp, earthy scent from the depths of Rowton Clough, reminding residents of the wilder, unmanaged spaces waiting just beyond the pavement. This intersection of urban density and geological persistence gives Nether Lees a character defined more by its stubborn endurance than by grand architectural gestures.
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Explore Nether Lees, 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: 53.533044, -2.076376. 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. |