Lydgate is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile east of the town of Littleborough, four miles north-east of the major town of Rochdale, 157 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 168 miles north-west of London. Lydgate lies roughly one mile south-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Lydgate falls within the metropolitan district council of Rochdale. It is in the OL15 postcode district. The post town for Lydgate is Littleborough.
Lydgate 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 |
Lydgate is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Lydgate is OL15 0LQ.
Lydgate is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OL15 postcode district.
The post town for Lydgate is Littleborough. Lydgate is in the OL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Littleborough.
The centre of Lydgate is located at position 53.64474° latitude and -2.06985° longitude.
Latitude | 53.64474° |
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Longitude | -2.06985° |
The centre of Lydgate is located at the grid reference easting 395480 and northing 416473 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 395480 |
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Northing | 416473 |
Position of Lydgate relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Lydgate to the centre of the town.
Position of Lydgate relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Lydgate to the centre of the city.