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  1. Failsworth

Where is Failsworth?

Failsworth is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles north of the town of Droylsden, three miles south-west of the major town of Oldham, 147 miles north of Cardiff, and 162 miles north-west of London. Failsworth lies seven miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Failsworth falls within the metropolitan district council of Oldham. It is in the M35 postcode district. The post town for Failsworth is Manchester.

Failsworth on a map

Map showing extent of Failsworth as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Failsworth
Map showing location of Failsworth within the UK
Location of Failsworth within the UK

Which county is Failsworth in?

Failsworth is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Failsworth in Greater Manchester?

Failsworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Failsworth within Greater Manchester
Location of Failsworth within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Failsworth?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Failsworth is M35 0EN.

Where is Failsworth in M35?

Failsworth is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the M35 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the M35 postcode district.

Map showing location of Failsworth within M35
Location of Failsworth within M35

What is the post town for Failsworth?

The post town for Failsworth is Manchester. Failsworth is in the M35 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Failsworth?

The centre of Failsworth is located at position 53.5086° latitude and -2.16303° longitude.

Latitude53.5086°
Longitude-2.16303°

What is the easting and northing of Failsworth?

The centre of Failsworth is located at the grid reference easting 389285 and northing 401336 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting389285
Northing401336

What are the nearest towns to Failsworth?

Position of Failsworth relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Failsworth to the centre of the town.

north
2m
Failsworth is 2 miles north of Droylsden
south
3m
Failsworth is 3 miles south of Chadderton
south-west
3m
Failsworth is 3 miles south-west of Oldham
north-west
3m
Failsworth is 3 miles north-west of Ashton-under-Lyne
south-east
3m
Failsworth is 3 miles south-east of Middleton
north-west
4m
Failsworth is 4 miles north-west of Dukinfield
north-west
4m
Failsworth is 4 miles north-west of Denton
south-west
4m
Failsworth is 4 miles south-west of Lees
south-west
4m
Failsworth is 4 miles south-west of Royton
west
5m
Failsworth is 5 miles west of Stalybridge

What are the nearest cities to Failsworth?

Position of Failsworth relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Failsworth to the centre of the city.

north-east
4m
Failsworth is 4 miles north-east of Manchester
east
6m
Failsworth is 6 miles east of Salford
south-west
26m
Failsworth is 26 miles south-west of Bradford
south-east
28m
Failsworth is 28 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
30m
Failsworth is 30 miles south-west of Wakefield
west
30m
Failsworth is 30 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
32m
Failsworth is 32 miles south-west of Leeds
north
34m
Failsworth is 34 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
east
34m
Failsworth is 34 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
37m
Failsworth is 37 miles north-east of Chester

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