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Stone Breaks Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West

Explore Stone Breaks, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stone Breaks 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.

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PlaceStone Breaks
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughOldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.541649
Longitude-2.054331
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Stone Breaks

Stone Breaks holds a quiet elevation above the urban sprawl of Oldham, where the northern sky seems to press closer against the gritstone. It lies 0.8 miles east-north-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 71°T, OS grid SD 964 050), and is situated south of Scouthead village. Stone Breaks Hill rises immediately to the south, its slopes catching a cold, pale light that clarifies the edges of the surrounding dry-stone walls. The landscape here retains the austerity of the Pennine fringe, shaped by the industrial memory of the valleys that reach up toward the moorland. To the south-west, the hidden crease of Ashes Clough carves a path through the earth, marking a darker, sheltered vein in the otherwise exposed terrain. Stone Breaks maintains a character defined by this transition from the dense, red-brick history of the lower districts to the open, wind-swept ridges above. A singular clarity defines the air here, turning the silhouettes of distant chimneys and high-ground fences into sharp, ink-drawn lines against the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Stone Breaks Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.0 mi, 176° S
  • Ashes Clough (Valley) — 0.5 mi, 226° SW
  • Doles Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 071° ENE
  • Thornley Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Crow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 199° SSW
  • Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 332° NNW
  • Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.0 mi, 278° W · 10 ha
  • River Medlock (River) — 1.1 mi, 333° NNW
  • Waterhead Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 301° WNW
  • Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 336° NNW
  • Arundel Street Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 274° W
  • Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 248° WSW · 1 ha
  • Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 033° NNE
  • Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 081° E
  • Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 1.9 mi, 005° N
  • Ladcastle And Den Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 072° ENE · 3 ha
  • Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 079° E
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 271° W
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 253° WSW
  • Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 144° SE
  • Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.9 mi, 326° NNW
  • St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 260° W
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 346° NNW
  • Castleshaw Roman Forts, 250M West Of Castle Shaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 037° NE · 8 ha
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 204° SSW
  • Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 181° S
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 205° SSW
  • Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 212° SSW
  • Dowry Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 018° NNE

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About This Stone Breaks Map Page

Explore Stone Breaks, 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: 53.541649, -2.054331. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.