Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West
Explore Smithy Bridge, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Smithy Bridge 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 Smithy Bridge, 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 | Smithy Bridge |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.632537 |
| Longitude | -2.109039 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Smithy Bridge maintains a quiet composure where the industrial legacy of the Rochdale district meets the persistent rise of the Pennine foothills. It lies 0.9 miles south-south-west of Littleborough (from Littleborough: bearing 214°T, OS grid SD 928 151). The landscape here is defined by a rigorous geometry of railway lines and canal banks, where the metallic hum of passing trains often punctuates the stillness. To the east, the expansive waters of Hollingworth Lake catch the silver light of a northern sky, reflecting the clouds that drift toward the slopes of Brown Brow Hill. Smithy Bridge occupies a transitional space where stone-built residences stand firm against the cooling breeze descending from the high moorland. Residents often walk the paths surrounding Owl Hill, observing how the shadows lengthen across the valley floor as the afternoon wanes. This geography demands a certain resilience from those who dwell here, a recognition of the grit that once powered the local textile trade. Modern life now flows with a different rhythm, yet the stone walls and narrow lanes remain as silent witnesses to the passage of time.
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Explore Smithy Bridge, 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: 53.632537, -2.109039. 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. |