Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Townfield, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Townfield 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 Townfield, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Townfield and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Townfield |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.542278 |
| Longitude | -2.096840 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Townfield marks a steady, elevated rise above the industrial sprawl of the Greater Manchester periphery. It lies 0.8 miles east of Oldham (from Oldham: bearing 89°T, OS grid SD 936 050). The landscape here retains the stubborn, angular character of the Pennine foothills, where the grey stone of Victorian terraces mirrors the overcast sky. Residents find a quiet reprieve in the expansive greenery of Alexandra Park, which spills into the locality and softens the harsh edges of the surrounding brickwork. Towards the east, the quietude of Greenacres Cemetery provides a contrast to the hum of the nearby transit routes, its ten hectares offering a sanctuary of ancient trees and weathered monuments. The air in Townfield often carries a sharp, metallic clarity, a vestige of the region’s long association with textile production and engineering. Sunlight catches the slate roofs in the late afternoon, casting long, melancholic shadows across the pavement. This place remains a functional, enduring fragment of the North West, defined by the persistence of its people against the changing tides of local industry.
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Explore Townfield, 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: 53.542278, -2.096840. 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. |