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Willows Manchester Map

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

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

How to Use This Willows, Manchester Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Willows, 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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PlaceWillows
Traditional CountyManchester
District / BoroughBolton
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude53.568587
Longitude-2.450336
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Willows

Willows emerges from the industrial shadow of Bolton as a quiet pocket of brick and slate, defined by the steady, unpretentious rhythm of suburban life. It lies 1.0 miles south-west of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 231°T, OS grid SD 702 080). The northern horizon holds the weight of the town’s cotton-spinning past, yet Willows maintains a composed stillness that feels distinct from the busier centre. Morning light catches the low-slung rooftops, revealing a landscape where the urban grid yields to the simple, verdant expanse of Rumworth Park nearby. Residents often walk the paths where the grass holds the cool dampness of the North West, finding a brief, quiet respite from the hum of the surrounding roads. Beyond the residential streets, the earth dips into the hollows of Deane Church Clough, where the trees lean inward as if guarding the memory of older, quieter winters. This terrain serves as a functional anchor for Willows, grounding the domestic architecture in the persistent, rolling character of the Lancashire landscape. Even as the modern world presses closer, the neighbourhood retains a sense of poise, caught between the echoes of heavy machinery and the soft, encroaching green of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rumworth Park (Park) — 0.2 mi, 220° SW
  • Deane Church Clough (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 284° WNW
  • Morris Green Park (Park) — 0.7 mi, 177° S
  • Queen'S Park, Bolton (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.8 mi, 020° NNE · 18 ha
  • Bolton Little Theatre (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 043° NE
  • Octagon Theatre (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 054° NE
  • Bolton Art Gallery, Library & Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 052° NE
  • The Bolton Steam Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 351° N
  • Will Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 136° SE
  • Samuel Crompton (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 057° ENE
  • The Light (Cinema) — 1.2 mi, 044° NE
  • Bradford Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.3 mi, 104° ESE
  • River Croal (River) — 1.4 mi, 058° ENE
  • Doe Hey Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 125° SE
  • Rumworth Lodge Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 266° W
  • Tonge River Section Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 061° ENE · 1 ha
  • Lower Doe Hey Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.8 mi, 117° ESE
  • Chequerbent Embankment Of Bolton And Leigh Railway (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 234° SW · 1 ha
  • Bull Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 103° ESE
  • Smithills Open Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.5 mi, 359° N
  • Hall i' th' Wood Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 030° NNE
  • Nob End Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.2 mi, 110° ESE · 9 ha
  • Wicket (Public Artwork) — 3.4 mi, 245° WSW
  • Round Cairn 280M West Of Old Harpers Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.6 mi, 317° NW
  • Common Head Farm (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Ringley Old Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 114° ESE
  • Mosley Common Colliery Commemorative Wheel (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 167° SSE
  • Horwich Heritage Centre (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 300° WNW
  • Turton Tower (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 021° NNE
  • Aspull Pumping Station (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 270° W

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About This Willows Map Page

Explore Willows, 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: 53.568587, -2.450336. 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.