Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Nob End, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nob End 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 | Nob End |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.556898 |
| Longitude | -2.373331 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Nob End occupies a rugged promontory where the industrial legacy of the North West meets the quiet reclamation of the natural world. It lies 0.3 miles south-south-west of Little Lever (from Little Lever: bearing 211°T, OS grid SD 753 067). The landscape here is defined by the sharp confluence of the River Irwell and the Croal, a meeting point that once powered the heavy machinery of a bygone manufacturing age. Sunlight catches the steep, lime-rich embankments of the nearby Nob End SSSI, where rare botanical life flourishes amidst the remnants of chemical processing foundations. To the west, the calm waters of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal provide a reflective contrast to the topographical drama of the surrounding slopes. These slopes, scarred by the extraction of minerals and the weight of kilns, have softened into a verdant sanctuary where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and wild flora. Nob End remains a testament to the resilience of the terrain, where nature persistently reclaims the heavy hand of human artifice. The horizon here is framed by the subtle elevation of the land, offering a vantage point that feels removed from the frantic pace of the neighbouring districts.
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Explore Nob End, 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: 53.556898, -2.373331. 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. |