Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West
Explore Stanycliffe, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanycliffe 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 Stanycliffe, 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 | Stanycliffe |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.562900 |
| Longitude | -2.185797 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Stanycliffe emerges as a distinct suburban presence within the Rochdale district, where the industrial legacy of the North West meets a softening, verdant horizon. It lies 1.0 miles north-north-east of Middleton (from Middleton: bearing 29°T, OS grid SD 877 073), and is situated south-west of Slattocks village. The landscape here retains the quiet gravity of the Pennine foothills, catching the low, pale light that often drifts across the Manchester basin. To the north, the wooded slopes of Hopwood Clough offer a deep, shadowed contrast to the orderly residential lanes, where the air carries a faint, sharp scent of damp earth and moss. The presence of the nearby Whit Brook quietly shapes the topography, its waters tracing a persistent, silver path through the lower reaches of the surrounding fields. Stanycliffe maintains a functional, unassuming character, defined by the steady pulse of its suburban streets rather than the clamour of central commerce. Through the changing seasons, the sky above these rooftops takes on a vast, silver-grey hue, lending a contemplative weight to the afternoon. This particular corner of the region remains rooted in its practical origins, holding its own against the encroaching sprawl of the wider urban landscape.
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Explore Stanycliffe, 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: 53.562900, -2.185797. 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. |