Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Prestolee, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Prestolee 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 Prestolee, 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 | Prestolee |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.548461 |
| Longitude | -2.372094 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Prestolee emerges from the damp, industrial grit of the Irwell Valley as a stubborn ridge of brick and slate overlooking the slow, dark transit of the Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal. It lies 0.6 miles north of Kearsley (from Kearsley: bearing 11°T, OS grid SD 754 058). The landscape here retains the heavy, soot-stained memory of textile mills, though the clatter of machinery has long since surrendered to the quiet encroachment of wild grasses and scrub. To the northwest, the Nob End SSSI transforms the scars of chemical waste into an unlikely botanical sanctuary, where rare orchids break through the limestone ballast. Prestolee maintains a certain stoic reserve, its terraced lines reflecting the uncompromising geometry of Victorian labour. A short walk toward the river reveals the Ashclough SSSI, where the steep, wooded banks hold the river in a tight, emerald grip. Sunlight often catches the slick, oil-dark surface of the nearby waterway, casting long, fractured shadows across the towpaths. These remnants of an era defined by steam and iron provide a skeletal frame for the modern suburban life that now occupies the quiet streets.
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Explore Prestolee, 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: 53.548461, -2.372094. 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. |