Quickwood reveals itself as a modest collection of dwellings caught in the steady, grey light typical of the Tameside slopes. It lies 0.5 miles north-east of Mossley (from Mossley: bearing 43°T, OS grid SD 975 029), and is situated south of Quick village. The terrain here rises with a deliberate, weary persistence, mirroring the industrial grit that once defined the surrounding valleys. A short walk to the south-east leads one to the quiet grass of Roughtown Green, where the air holds a stillness absent from the busier streets below. Quickwood retains a sense of seclusion, defined less by grand architecture and more by the way the hills press inward against the stone walls. In the distance, the elevation of Holly Bank provides a constant, looming backdrop that seems to catch the passing clouds. The landscape is marked by the remnants of a working past, where the earth feels burdened by the memory of mills and the steady flow of nearby water. Visitors to Quickwood might find that the horizon offers a stark, honest beauty, stripped of all unnecessary ornament.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Quickwood, 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 Quickwood includes coordinates 53.523121, -2.038409, 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 Quickwood is available on the Quickwood 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.