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Wood Brook Manchester Map

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

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Place	Wood Brook
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Oldham
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.544497
Longitude	-2.056915
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Wood Brook

Wood Brook emerges from the northern slopes of the Oldham district as a quiet threshold between the dense industrial heritage of Manchester and the rising, windswept Pennine foothills. It lies 0.8 miles north-east of Lees (from Lees: bearing 55°T, OS grid SD 963 053), and is situated south-south-west of Scouthead village. The terrain here holds a persistent stillness, defined by the sharp, abrupt rise of Stone Breaks Hill which looms just to the south-south-east, casting long, lean shadows across the tarmac as the afternoon light wanes. Below these slopes, the landscape drains into the nearby network of valleys and reservoirs, where the water often takes on the colour of cold slate. Wood Brook occupies a position where the urban sprawl of the North West begins to thin, yielding to the harder, more exposed character of the high moors. To the north-north-west, the presence of Lower Strinesdale Reservoir provides a vast, reflecting plane that draws the sky down to meet the earth. This geography encourages a distinct climate, where the wind carries the damp, metallic sharpness of the high country into the gardens and lanes. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a bracing quality that suggests the proximity of the rugged, uncultivated ridges beyond.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stone Breaks Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 155° SSE
Ashes Clough (Valley) — 0.6 mi, 205° SSW
Lower Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 332° NNW
Lower Count Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 322° NW
Doles Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 086° E
River Medlock (River) — 0.9 mi, 333° NNW
Thornley Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 216° SW
Greenacres Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.9 mi, 267° W · 10 ha
Waterhead Park (Park) — 1.0 mi, 295° WNW
Upper Strinesdale Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 337° NNW
Arundel Street Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 265° W
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 240° WSW · 1 ha
Bowl Barrow 190M Nne Of Knarr Barn (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 040° NE
Bishops Park Monument (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 009° N
Ladcastle And Den Quarries Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 079° ENE · 3 ha
Ammon Wrigley Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 087° E
Saddleworth Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 085° E
Oldham War Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 266° W
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 2.2 mi, 265° W
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 248° WSW
Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.7 mi, 326° NW
Buckton Castle: A Ringwork And Site Of 17Th Century Beacon 350M North East Of Castle Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 144° SE
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 256° WSW
Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 346° NNW
Castleshaw Roman Forts, 250M West Of Castle Shaw Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 041° NE · 8 ha
Museum of the Manchester Regiment (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 202° SSW
Dowry Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 020° NNE
Astley Cheetham Art Gallery (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 180° S
Tameside Hippodrome (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 203° SSW
Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 333° NNW

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