Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Top o' th' Meadows, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Top o' th' Meadows 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 Top o' th' Meadows, 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 | Top o' th' Meadows |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.552126 |
| Longitude | -2.061529 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Top o' th' Meadows exhales a quiet, rugged endurance against the grey expanse of the Pennine foothills. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 25°T, OS grid SD 960 061), and is situated west-north-west of Scouthead village. Pale light often spills across the slopes, illuminating the path where the River Medlock carves its cold, purposeful ribbon through the nearby valley. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the dark, reflective glass of Lower Strinesdale Reservoir holds the sky in a stillness that contrasts with the restless industry of the surrounding moorland. Top o' th' Meadows retains a stark, honest character, shaped by the harsh winds that sweep down from the high ground of Count Hill. Stone walls here act as brittle boundaries, guarding the transition between the managed urban fringe and the wild, unkempt grasses of the north. Every sunrise finds the rooftops burnished with a transient bronze, briefly softening the sharp edges of this elevated terrain. The air remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant, rhythmic pulse of the wider Oldham district.
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Explore Top o' th' Meadows, 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: 53.552126, -2.061529. 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. |