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Top o' th' Knowl Manchester Map

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

Explore Top o' th' Knowl, Manchester with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Top o' th' Knowl 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.

Interactive Map of Top o' th' Knowl, Manchester

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Top o' th' Knowl, 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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Place	Top o' th' Knowl
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Oldham
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.580069
Longitude	-2.079195
Place Type	Suburban Area

About Top o' th' Knowl

The humble elevation of Top o' th' Knowl offers a quiet contemplation of the surrounding Lancashire plain. It lies 1.1 km east of Shaw (from Shaw: bearing 80°T, OS grid SD 948 092). The very air here seems to hold a particular clarity, as if the distant Pennines have scrubbed it clean each dawn, leaving a crispness that sharpens the edges of the red-brick houses and the broad, open sky. Though its origins are not grandly etched in ancient stone, Top o' th' Knowl developed as a residential district, its streets laid out with a practical foresight that speaks of a burgeoning community. Even now, a certain industrious spirit can be felt, a legacy from the cotton mills that once hummed with life in the wider Oldham area, their echoes a faint murmur beneath the everyday sounds of suburban life. The small green at its heart, often brushed by a keen breeze, serves as a modest gathering place, a patch of common ground where the quietude of the locale is most keenly felt.

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