Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Tunstead, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tunstead 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 Tunstead, 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 | Tunstead |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.537509 |
| Longitude | -1.994198 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Tunstead carries the grit and quiet permanence of the Pennines, where stone walls define the boundaries of sky and earth. It lies 2.5 miles east-north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 58°T, OS grid SE 004 045), and is situated south-south-east of Uppermill village. The land rises sharply toward the eastern horizon, where the rugged slopes of Yarns Hill catch the fleeting, thin light of the North West. Below these heights, the moisture of the landscape gathers in the dark, peaty currents of Chew Brook as it carves a path through the lower ground. Tunstead retains the austere character of its industrial origins, echoing with the memory of looms and the clatter of stone against stone. The horizon is dominated by the looming presence of Alderman’s Hill, a silent sentinel that watches over the clusters of dwellings huddled against the incline. Rain frequently slicks the gritstone facades, lending the architecture a deep, bruised colour that matches the mood of the surrounding moorland. Each house holds the cold, clean air of the peaks, grounding the domestic life of Tunstead in the stark, unyielding geology of the district.
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Explore Tunstead, 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: 53.537509, -1.994198. 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. |