Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Tameside · Region: North West
Explore Sandbed, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sandbed 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 Sandbed, 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 | Sandbed |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Tameside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.520754 |
| Longitude | -2.046989 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sandbed holds a rugged character formed by the steep northern slopes of the Tame Valley and the industrious legacy of the Pennine foothills. High above, the slopes of Holly Bank cast long, shifting shadows across the rooftops as the afternoon sun begins its slow decline. The Huddersfield Narrow Canal SSSI serves as a quiet artery through Sandbed, its still waters reflecting the grit and resilience of the stone-built rows that line the towpath. Industrial echoes remain in the grey masonry of local dwellings, which seem to have grown directly from the hillside rather than been placed upon it. A short distance to the east, Roughtown Green offers a small pocket of managed grass that provides a sudden, sharp contrast to the wilder, unkempt gorse of the surrounding high ground. The air here carries a distinct, sharp chill, sharpened by the elevation and the persistent breeze that sweeps down from the moorland heights. Sandbed remains a place defined by its climb, where every street corner offers a sudden, expansive view of the valley floor below.
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Explore Sandbed, 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: 53.520754, -2.046989. 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. |