Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Bolton · Region: North West
Explore Sharples, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sharples 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 Sharples, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Sharples and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Sharples |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Bolton |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.601204 |
| Longitude | -2.438805 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sharples rises as a steady incline of brick and slate, climbing away from the industrial heart of the valley toward the open, wind-swept moors of the West Pennines. It lies 1.7 miles north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 349°T, OS grid SD 710 117), and is situated south-south-east of Horrocks Fold village. The afternoon light here has a sharp, northern clarity, catching the grey stone of Victorian terraces as they hold their ground against the persistent breeze. To the west, the expansive grounds of Smithills Hall offer a quiet sanctuary of ancient timber and heavy, centuries-old masonry that anchors the landscape in a long-forgotten silence. Below these heights, the Astley Brook carves a persistent, rhythmic path through the earth, its cool waters reflecting the changing moods of a pale, expansive sky. Sharples retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, where the hum of modern life is softened by the proximity of wilder, unmanicured slopes. On the eastern edge, the gentle descent into Mason Clough creates a hidden corridor of green, offering a sudden stillness that feels worlds apart from the nearby thoroughfares. It is a place defined by this tension between the domestic order of its streets and the encroaching, restless spirit of the hills.
Loading news…
Loading news-world…
Loading news-world…
Explore Sharples, 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: 53.601204, -2.438805. 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. |