Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Owler Barrow, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Owler Barrow 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.
| Place | Owler Barrow |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.599788 |
| Longitude | -2.331202 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Owler Barrow, a quiet corner of the Bury district, unfolds its character with a gentle persistence. It lies 2.3 km west-north-west of Bury (from Bury: bearing 290°T, OS grid SD 781 115), and is situated north-east of Ainsworth village. The land here, a subtle tapestry of greens, rolls with a quiet confidence, hinting at the agricultural pursuits that once shaped its contours. A soft, diffused light often graces Owler Barrow, lending a particular hue to the modest dwellings and the occasional mature tree that stands sentinel. Though no grand pronouncements of history mark its immediate vicinity, the very air seems to hold a whisper of the past, a continuity of lives lived and work undertaken. The character of Owler Barrow is one of understated resilience, a place where the present flows smoothly from the past, unburdened by ostentation.
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Explore Owler Barrow, 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: 53.599788, -2.331202. 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 | June 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. |