Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West
Explore Wardle, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wardle 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 Wardle, 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 | Wardle |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Rochdale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.648386 |
| Longitude | -2.133300 |
| Place Type | Village |
Wardle commands the high, rugged ground above the Roch valley, where the air turns sharp and clear against the Pennine spine. It lies 1.5 miles west-north-west of Littleborough (from Littleborough: bearing 282°T, OS grid SD 912 168). The stone cottages of Wardle cling to the hillside as if holding fast against the persistent northern gales that sweep across the moorland. To the north, the vast, dark expanse of Watergrove Reservoir mirrors the grey shifting clouds, providing a quiet, glassy counterpoint to the steep, industrial slopes below. Lower down, the currents of Higher Slack Brook carve their way through the gritstone, a constant, murmuring companion to the quiet lanes. The light here possesses a peculiar, silver quality, catching the weathered edges of the old textile workers' homes and lending them an austere dignity. Residents often walk toward the horizon where the open sky meets the rugged profile of East Hill, finding in the elevation a sense of isolation from the encroaching sprawl. This high, exposed perch ensures that Wardle remains a place defined by its relationship to the wind, the water, and the enduring strength of its local stone.
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Explore Wardle, 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: 53.648386, -2.133300. 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. |