Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Shaw Edge, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shaw Edge 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 Shaw Edge, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Shaw Edge and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Shaw Edge |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.568136 |
| Longitude | -2.098757 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Shaw Edge rises above the industrial echoes of the Irk Valley, where the Pennine fringes begin to soften into the urban grip of Oldham. It lies 0.7 miles south-south-west of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 192°T, OS grid SD 935 079). Rain-washed stone houses define the streets of Shaw Edge, their grey profiles catching the pale, shifting light that frequently spills over the high moorland to the east. The landscape here retains a memory of the looms and spindles that once dictated the pulse of the North West, though modern quietude has now settled over the rooftops. A short distance away, the topography dips into the verdant embrace of Hodge Clough, where the ground holds a lingering dampness long after the clouds have drifted toward the coast. Residents often look toward the elevated horizon of Count Hill, where the land meets the sky in a stark, unadorned line. The atmosphere in Shaw Edge is marked by this transition between the structured rigour of brickwork and the encroaching wildness of the northern hills. Even on stagnant afternoons, the wind carries a sharp, metallic clarity that reminds one of the altitude and the proximity of the high country.
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Explore Shaw Edge, 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: 53.568136, -2.098757. 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. |