Heywood is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, three miles south-west of the major town of Rochdale, 152 miles north of Cardiff, 168 miles south of Edinburgh, and 168 miles north-west of London. Heywood lies two miles south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Heywood falls within the metropolitan district council of Rochdale. It is in the OL10 postcode district. The post town for Heywood is Heywood.
Heywood 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 |
Heywood is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Heywood is OL10 1HT.
Heywood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OL10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OL10 postcode district.
The post town for Heywood is Heywood. Heywood is in the OL10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Heywood.
The centre of Heywood is located at position 53.59368° latitude and -2.22064° longitude.
Latitude | 53.59368° |
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Longitude | -2.22064° |
The centre of Heywood is located at the grid reference easting 385494 and northing 410811 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385494 |
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Northing | 410811 |
Position of Heywood relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Heywood to the centre of the town.
Position of Heywood relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Heywood to the centre of the city.