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Roughtown Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West

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Place	Roughtown
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Tameside
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.522646
Longitude	-2.036327
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Roughtown

Roughtown maintains a sturdy, elevated presence upon the Pennine slopes, where the air holds a sharpness born of the high moorland winds. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 53°T, OS grid SD 976 028), and is situated south of Quick village. Stone cottages of local gritstone define the domestic architecture, their dark, weathered facades absorbing the weak northern sunlight that reflects off the damp cobbles. A short walk to Roughtown Green provides a quiet vantage point, where the grass grows thick and resilient against the persistent rainfall of the Tameside district. Below, the landscape descends into the industrial memory of the valley, where the cold, clear waters of Micklehurst Brook once powered the looms that drove the regional economy. Roughtown occupies a liminal space between the dense urban sprawl of Manchester and the untamed, open expanses of the hills above. The proximity of Noonsun Hill to the east offers a constant, looming horizon that dictates the changing moods of the evening light. Life here carries the weight of a long manufacturing heritage, felt in the solid geometry of the buildings and the brisk, no-nonsense gait of those traversing the steep incline of the streets.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Roughtown Green (Park) — 0.1 mi, 164° SSE
Mossley Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 204° SSW
Micklehurst Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 173° S
Holly Bank (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 273° W
Noonsun Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 087° E
Staly Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 152° SSE
Willow Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 176° S
Castle Clough (Valley) — 1.1 mi, 148° SSE
Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 134° SE
Knott Hill Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 229° SW
Doles Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 000° N
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 219° SW · 12 ha
Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 035° NE
Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 035° NE
Ladcastle And Den Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 031° NNE · 3 ha
Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.3 mi, 309° NW · 10 ha
Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 005° N
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 197° SSW
Round Cairn West Of Hollingworthhall Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 165° SSE
Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 223° SW
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 280° W
Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 195° SSW
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 226° SW
Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 350° N
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 3.4 mi, 293° WNW
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 226° SW
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 283° WNW
Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 207° SSW
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 224° SW
Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 3.8 mi, 233° SW

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