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Timbercliffe Manchester Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Timbercliffe, Manchester

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Timbercliffe, 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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PlaceTimbercliffe
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughRochdale
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.659919
Longitude-2.081751
Place TypeVillage

About Timbercliffe

Timbercliffe emerges from the rugged Pennine fold as a quiet sentinel of stone and slate. It lies 1.3 miles north-north-east of Littleborough (from Littleborough: bearing 28°T, OS grid SD 946 181), and is situated south-south-east of Summit village. High above the valley floor, the slopes of Pike Hill cast long, violet shadows that stretch toward the rooftops as the sun begins its westward dip. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, carrying the faint, metallic scent of water drawn from the depths of the nearby Lower Chelburn Reservoir. Timbercliffe retains the gravity of its industrial lineage, where the stark, honest geometry of masonry reflects a landscape shaped by both human toil and the relentless scouring of mountain winds. To the east, the silhouette of Snoddle Hill guards the horizon, its heather-strewn crest offering a stark contrast to the dark, reflective glass of the water below. Even in the stillness of an afternoon, one senses the restless energy of a place that has long watched the clouds race across the high, open moorland. Such geography demands a resilient spirit, for the light here does not merely illuminate; it defines the sharp edges of the terrain with a cold, piercing precision.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Pike Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 305° NW
  • Snoddle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.4 mi, 084° E
  • Lower Chelburn Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 036° NE
  • Mill Race (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.4 mi, 155° SSE
  • Green Vale Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 169° S
  • Higher Chelburn Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 077° ENE
  • Lydgate Brook (River) — 0.6 mi, 155° SSE
  • Owler Clough (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 337° NNW
  • Hare Hill Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 213° SSW
  • Rain Stone (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE
  • Hollingworth Visitor Centre (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 194° SSW
  • Hollingworth Lake Country Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 195° SSW
  • Blackstone Edge Roman Road See Also West Yorkshire 32 (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 106° ESE · 12 ha
  • Little Town (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 272° W
  • Wayside Cross Located On Slate Pit Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 092° E
  • Coolam (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 312° NW
  • Whitworth Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.4 mi, 278° W · 5 ha
  • Dobroyd Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 343° NNW
  • Hippodrome Theatre (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 353° N
  • Oxygrains Packhorse Bridge, Rishworth (Scheduled Monument) — 3.9 mi, 112° ESE
  • Stoodley Pike Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 023° NNE
  • Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 226° SW
  • Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 194° SSW
  • Rochdale Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Rochdale War Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 227° SW
  • Touchstones (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 227° SW
  • The Astronomy Centre (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 320° NW
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
  • Great Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 009° N
  • Broadhead Clough Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.2 mi, 036° NE · 65 ha

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About This Timbercliffe Map Page

Explore Timbercliffe, 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: 53.659919, -2.081751. 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.