Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Stockport · Region: North West
Explore Woodley, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodley 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 Woodley, 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 Woodley and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Woodley |
| Traditional County | Manchester |
| District / Borough | Stockport |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.430728 |
| Longitude | -2.090596 |
| Place Type | Village |
Woodley reveals its character through the steady, industrial gravity of its red-brick architecture and the persistent hum of the nearby railway line. It lies 1.2 miles north of Romiley (from Romiley: bearing 1°T, OS grid SJ 940 926). The landscape here is defined by a transition from the dense urban sprawl of Greater Manchester into the quieter, elevated contours of the Pennine foothills. To the west, the calm surface of Mill Dam reflects the grey, shifting clouds, acting as a mirror for the changing weather that sweeps across the valley. Water remains a vital presence, as the nearby Bowlacre Brook cuts a narrow, rhythmic path through the terrain, softening the edges of the built environment. Throughout Woodley, one observes a quiet persistence in the way the light catches the soot-darkened mortar of older terraced rows, hinting at a past rooted in manufacturing and coal. The local geography invites a slow, deliberate pace, where the sight of a distant hill or the sudden stillness of a reservoir provides a necessary counterpoint to the busy transport arteries. Woodley maintains a distinct, functional identity, holding its own against the gradual erosion of time with a stoic, northern resilience.
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Explore Woodley, 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: 53.430728, -2.090596. 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. |