Pocket Manchester Map

About Pocket

Pocket, a quiet corner of Greater Manchester, offers a gentle repose from the bustling world. It lies 1.6 km west-south-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 238°T, OS grid SD 702 082). The land here slopes with a subtle grace, hinting at the ancient watercourses that once shaped this terrain, now often concealed beneath the orderly lawns of its residential streets. Though industry once coloured the wider district, Pocket itself retains a predominantly verdant character, where the afternoon sun, when it breaks through, casts long, contemplative shadows across its modest green spaces. The air often carries the faint, sweet scent of flowering hawthorn from the hedgerows that define its boundaries, a whisper of the countryside that still holds its own against the encroaching built environment. It is a place where the quiet hum of suburban life is punctuated by the chirping of birds and the distant rumble of traffic, a sound that seems to recede into the background like a tide.

About This Pocket Map Page

Explore Pocket, 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: 53.570219, -2.451320. 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.