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Waterside Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Waterside, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Waterside, 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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PlaceWaterside
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughOldham
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.531828
Longitude-1.997608
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Waterside

Waterside emerges from the rugged terrain of the Pennine fringe, where the landscape shifts from industrial memory to the quiet ambition of the hills. It lies 2.2 miles east-north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 65°T, OS grid SE 002 039), and is situated east-south-east of Grasscroft village. Cold, clear water from Chew Brook runs with a persistent, low-frequency hum just to the west, carving a path through the gritstone foundations that define the region. The light here often catches the grey slate of the roofs, lending Waterside a silver, austere quality when the clouds break over the higher peaks. To the east, the tranquil expanse of Mill Pond offers a stillness that contrasts with the brisk, upward reach of the surrounding moorland. Residents look out toward the slopes of Alphin, where the horizon feels vast and untamed, indifferent to the modest sprawl of suburban gardens below. These houses share a stoic character, built to withstand the brisk winds that travel down from the high ground. Waterside remains a place of transition, where the echoes of textile heritage soften into the expansive, heather-dusted beauty of the Peak District’s northern gateway.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chew Brook (River) — 0.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Warlow Brook (River) — 0.4 mi, 279° W
  • Nut Bottom (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 095° E
  • Yarns Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 032° NNE
  • Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 105° ESE
  • Alphin (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 173° S
  • Dove Stone Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 093° E
  • Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 337° NNW
  • Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 338° NNW
  • Ladcastle And Den Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 342° NNW · 3 ha
  • Yeoman Hey Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 063° ENE
  • Brownhill Countryside Centre (Park) — 1.5 mi, 344° NNW
  • Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 209° SSW
  • Roughtown Green (Park) — 1.7 mi, 246° WSW
  • Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 329° NNW
  • Rimmon Cottage (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 066° ENE
  • Huddersfield Narrow Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.3 mi, 234° SW · 12 ha
  • Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 320° NW
  • Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 284° WNW · 10 ha
  • Castleshaw Roman Forts, 250M West Of Castle Shaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 357° N · 8 ha
  • Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 216° SW
  • Redbrook Engine House (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 020° NNE
  • Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 279° W
  • ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 278° W
  • St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 269° W
  • Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 234° SW
  • Hey Sike Head Marsh (Wetland) — 5.0 mi, 052° NE
  • Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 308° NW
  • Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 233° SW

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About This Waterside Map Page

Explore Waterside, 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: 53.531828, -1.997608. 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.