Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bury · Region: North West
Explore Rowlands, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowlands 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 Rowlands, 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 | Rowlands |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.629535 |
| Longitude | -2.309540 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Rowlands emerges from the rugged topography of the Irwell Valley as a quiet observer of the river’s southward journey. It lies 1.4 miles south-south-east of Ramsbottom (from Ramsbottom: bearing 165°T, OS grid SD 796 148), and is situated north-east of Summerseat village. The landscape around Rowlands retains the lingering echoes of industrial toil, where stone-built remnants stand against the encroachment of encroaching greenery. To the east, the shadowed depth of Sunny Clough offers a cool respite, its ancient woodland hiding the secrets of the shifting terrain. Further north, the weathered remnants of Grants Tower stand as a solitary sentinel, watching over the valley floor with a gravity that defies the passing centuries. Sunlight here has a habit of sharpening the edges of the valley, casting long, dramatic silhouettes across the pastures that separate the houses from the water. Rowlands maintains a modest character, defined less by grand architecture and more by the enduring persistence of its steep, verdant borders. The air retains a crisp, northern clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and distant, rushing currents from the nearby Irwell.
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Explore Rowlands, 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: 53.629535, -2.309540. 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. |