Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Oldham · Region: North West
Explore Wood End, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wood End 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 Wood End, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Manchester or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Wood End and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Wood End |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Oldham |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.586424 |
| Longitude | -2.091715 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Wood End occupies a modest rise in the Pennine foothills, where the grey stone of Lancashire architecture catches the pale, slant-wise morning light. It lies 0.6 miles north-north-east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 14°T, OS grid SD 940 099). The landscape here retains the sharp, industrial memory of textile looms and coal extraction, though the quietude of the present day offers a softer perspective. Residents often walk the short distance to Dun Wood Park, where the canopy provides a deliberate contrast to the open, wind-swept ridges that define the horizon. To the east, the steady, rhythmic movement of the Old Brook marks the boundary between the built environment and the rugged slopes rising toward the moors. Wood End maintains a character defined by this proximity to wilder terrain, its streets following the natural contours of a land once dominated by the clatter of the mills. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, thinning slightly as one ascends from the valley floor. Such surroundings suggest a life anchored in the practicalities of the earth, yet graced by the persistent, cooling breath of the nearby reservoirs and streams.
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Explore Wood End, 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: 53.586424, -2.091715. 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. |