Cox Green maintains a quiet, unassuming presence upon the northern slopes of the Bolton district, where the industrial legacy of the North West meets the persistent encroachment of the wild. It lies 2.8 miles north of Bolton (from Bolton: bearing 4°T, OS grid SD 719 135), and is situated east-north-east of Horrocks Fold village. The geography here is defined by a subtle, tectonic patience, where the land rises with a deliberate gravity toward the northern moors. To the northwest, the waters of Dunscar Brook carve a restless path through the earth, their movement a constant, liquid pulse beneath the suburban stillness. Sunlight often catches the valley sides in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that transform the ordinary brickwork of Cox Green into something momentarily solemn and grand. Further to the east, the expansive waters of Jumbles Reservoir gather the sky within their depths, providing a mirror to the shifting clouds that drift perpetually over the Pennine foothills. These waterways serve as the silent arteries of the landscape, threading through the history of a region once defined by the rhythmic clatter of looms and the heavy industry of the textile age. Through it all, Cox Green remains a place of transition, where the memory of soot-stained chimneys yields to the persistent, untamed greenery of the surrounding hinterland.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cox Green, Manchester, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Air quality data includes PM2.5, PM10, ozone and the UK Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI 1-10) as used by DEFRA and the Met Office. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cox Green includes coordinates 53.618021, -2.42616, in the county of Manchester, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Cox Green is available on the Cox Green map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Manchester weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.