Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West
Explore Rhodes, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rhodes 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 Rhodes, 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 | Rhodes |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.543678 |
| Longitude | -2.225506 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rhodes commands a humble corner of the Rochdale district, bearing the quiet weight of its industrial heritage beneath a wide, shifting North West sky. It lies 1.2 miles west-south-west of Middleton (from Middleton: bearing 248°T, OS grid SD 851 052), and is situated south-east of Bowlee village. The landscape here retains the memory of water and toil, as the proximity of Frank's Dam suggests a history shaped by the steady, utilitarian pulse of brooks and reservoirs. Beyond the rooftops of Rhodes, the land eases into the deeper greens of Alkrington Woods, where the air carries a sharper, woodland clarity. Winter light often catches the brickwork of older terraces, turning the soot-stained facades into a palette of bruised plums and deep ochre. The rhythmic hum of the modern road networks nearby does little to disturb the stillness that gathers in the corners of the local lanes. Rhodes remains a place of transition, where the echoes of looms and engines have faded into the persistent, quiet growth of grass and garden hedges. Such spaces possess a sturdy, unpretentious beauty that demands little from the traveler, offering only the simple grace of a horizon that feels entirely its own.
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Explore Rhodes, 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: 53.543678, -2.225506. 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. |