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The Railway Sidings Manchester Map

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

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Place	The Railway Sidings
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Tameside
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.456826
Longitude	-2.069824
Place Type	Other Settlement

About The Railway Sidings

The Railway Sidings occupies a narrow strip of land in the Tameside district, where the heavy pulse of industrial heritage still beats beneath the modern tarmac. It lies 0.6 miles north-east of Hyde (from Hyde: bearing 47°T, OS grid SJ 954 955). The Railway Sidings serves as a quiet threshold between the dense urban sprawl of Manchester and the thinning edges of the Pennine foothills. To the west, the manicured lawns of Hyde Park offer a sudden, emerald reprieve from the grey brickwork that defines the local architecture. Eastward, the persistent, low-slung course of Wilson Brook carves its way through the landscape, feeding the quiet gravity of the earth. The low light of late afternoon often catches the iron remnants of the tracks here, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the place to its Victorian origins. There is a specific, metallic clarity to the air in this corner of Tameside, a reminder of the thousands of labourers who once kept the commerce of the North West in constant motion. Even now, the horizon retains a rugged, utilitarian honesty that avoids any pretense of pastoral softness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hyde Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 283° WNW
Wilson Brook (River) — 0.3 mi, 093° E
Bonemill Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 141° SE
Godley Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 126° SE
Godley Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 103° ESE
Post-Medieval Glassworks 250M South East Of Clarke'S Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 231° SW
Stonepit Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 171° S
Dukinfield Swimming Pool (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 342° NNW
Jet Amber Fields (Park) — 1.3 mi, 286° WNW
Westwood Clough (Valley) — 1.3 mi, 096° E
Hyde war memorial (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 155° SSE
Hough Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 039° NE
Gorse Hall (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 021° NNE
Windy Harbour (Demolished Pub Site) (Viewpoint) — 1.8 mi, 146° SE
Idle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.9 mi, 149° SSE
Cold War Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 174° S
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 017° NNE
Stamford Park, Stalybridge (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 002° N · 23 ha
Portland Basin Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 326° NW
Replica of the old cross (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 340° NNW
Statue of L.S. Lowry (Public Artwork) — 2.4 mi, 089° E
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 2.4 mi, 332° NNW
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 337° NNW
Round Cairn West Of Hollingworthhall Moor (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 055° NE
Compstall Nature Reserve Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 151° SSE · 13 ha
Cineworld Ashton (Cinema) — 2.8 mi, 324° NW
The Forum (Theatre) — 3.0 mi, 193° SSW
Section Of An Early Medieval Boundary Ditch Known As The Nico Ditch On Denton Golf Course 320M South West Of Lodge Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.1 mi, 275° W
Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 005° N · 12 ha
Regent (Cinema) — 4.3 mi, 176° S

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