Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Quickwood, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Quickwood 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 Quickwood, 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 | Quickwood |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.523121 |
| Longitude | -2.038409 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Quickwood reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the steady, grey light typical of the Tameside slopes. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 43°T, OS grid SD 975 029), and is situated south of Quick village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, weary persistence, mirroring the industrial grit that once defined the surrounding valleys. A short walk to the south-east leads one to the quiet grass of Roughtown Green, where the air holds a stillness absent from the busier streets below. Quickwood retains a sense of seclusion, defined less by grand architecture and more by the way the hills press inward against the stone walls. In the distance, the elevation of Holly Bank provides a constant, looming backdrop that seems to catch the passing clouds. The landscape is marked by the remnants of a working past, where the earth feels burdened by the memory of mills and the steady flow of nearby water. Visitors to Quickwood might find that the horizon offers a stark, honest beauty, stripped of all unnecessary ornament.
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Explore Quickwood, 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: 53.523121, -2.038409. 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. |