Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Nook, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Nook 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 Nook, 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 | Nook |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.580400 |
| Longitude | -2.082322 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Nook occupies a modest, elevated rise in the Oldham district, where the industrial legacy of the Pennine fringe still asserts itself against the encroaching greenery. It lies 0.5 miles east-north-east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 75°T, OS grid SD 946 093). The local geography is defined by the steep, sudden incline of Dog Hill to the east, which casts a long, sharp shadow over the lower reaches during the late afternoon. Water defines the edges of Nook, as the clear, cold currents of Old Brook trace a path through the nearby landscape, carving a quiet channel towards the wider valleys. The air here holds a distinct, bracing quality, often carrying the damp scent of the nearby Brushes Clough Reservoir across the rooftops. Stone walls and grey slate roofs maintain a stoic, functional character that reflects the area's long association with textile manufacture. Residents often walk the paths that lead towards the high ground, where the wind pulls at the grass and the view stretches back over the clustered chimneys of the surrounding districts. In Nook, the past is not a museum piece but a persistent presence, felt in the heavy masonry of the older buildings and the rhythmic, shifting light that sweeps across the slopes.
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Explore Nook, 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: 53.580400, -2.082322. 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. |