Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Sholver, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sholver 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.
| Place | Sholver |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.564970 |
| Longitude | -2.077355 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Sholver, a quiet corner of Oldham, breathes the gentle air of Manchester's northern sprawl. It lies 1.9 km south-east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 142°T, OS grid SD 949 075), and is situated south-west of Grains Bar village. The surrounding fields, often softened by a fine mist, roll with a muted green, hinting at the enduring pastoral life that underpins this suburban landscape. A sense of quiet industry, a legacy of the region's manufacturing past, still seems to linger in the air, though the dominant sounds are now the murmur of traffic and the distant hum of daily life. The houses here are a mix of older stone properties and more recent constructions, each contributing to the evolving character of Sholver. Even on a bright day, the light can possess a certain diffused quality, lending a thoughtful hue to the ordinary.
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Explore Sholver, 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: 53.564970, -2.077355. 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 | June 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. |