Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Shore Edge, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shore 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 Shore 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.
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 Shore Edge and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Shore Edge |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.584323 |
| Longitude | -2.076424 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Shore Edge occupies a high, windswept ridge that commands a steady view over the industrial foothills of Greater Manchester. It lies 0.9 miles east-north-east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 62°T, OS grid SD 950 097). The landscape here is defined by the sharp, purposeful descent of the land into the valley of Brushes Clough, where the water runs with a cold, metallic clarity. Beyond the houses, the terrain rises toward the rugged elevations of Dog Hill, where the sparse vegetation clings to the gritstone against the persistent North West winds. Shore Edge retains a quiet, austere character, shaped by the legacy of local textile production that once harnessed the power of the nearby streams. Sunlight catches the grey slate of the older cottages, highlighting the stark resilience of a place that remains firmly tethered to the moorland edge. The nearby presence of Crompton Waterfall provides a sudden, dramatic fracture in the terrain, where the water tumbles through the rock with an insistent, rhythmic energy. This environment demands much of those who dwell upon its slopes, yet it offers in return a wide, unencumbered horizon that shifts in colour with the passing clouds.
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Explore Shore 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: 53.584323, -2.076424. 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. |