Droylsden is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south of the town of Failsworth, four miles east of the major city of Manchester, 145 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Droylsden lies six miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Droylsden falls within the metropolitan district council of Tameside. It is in the M43 postcode district. The post town for Droylsden is Manchester.
Droylsden is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Droylsden is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Droylsden is M43 7FL.
Droylsden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the M43 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M43 postcode district.
The post town for Droylsden is Manchester. Droylsden is in the M43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.
The centre of Droylsden is located at position 53.48078° latitude and -2.14474° longitude.
Latitude | 53.48078° |
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Longitude | -2.14474° |
The centre of Droylsden is located at the grid reference easting 390492 and northing 398238 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 390492 |
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Northing | 398238 |
Position of Droylsden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Droylsden to the centre of the town.
Position of Droylsden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Droylsden to the centre of the city.