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Where is Mossley?

Mossley is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south-east of the town of Lees, three miles south-east of the major town of Oldham, 149 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Mossley lies three miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Mossley falls within the metropolitan district council of Tameside. It is in the OL5 postcode district. The post town for Mossley is Ashton-under-Lyne.

Mossley on a map

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

Which county is Mossley in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Mossley in Greater Manchester?

Mossley 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 Mossley within Greater Manchester
Location of Mossley within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Mossley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Mossley is OL5 0HF.

Where is Mossley in OL5?

Mossley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OL5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OL5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Mossley within OL5
Location of Mossley within OL5

What is the post town for Mossley?

The post town for Mossley is Ashton-under-Lyne. Mossley is in the OL5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashton-under-Lyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Mossley?

The centre of Mossley is located at position 53.51819° latitude and -2.04624° longitude.

Latitude53.51819°
Longitude-2.04624°

What is the easting and northing of Mossley?

The centre of Mossley is located at the grid reference easting 397031 and northing 402391 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting397031
Northing402391

What are the nearest towns to Mossley?

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

south-east
2m
Mossley is 2 miles south-east of Lees
north
2m
Mossley is 2 miles north of Stalybridge
north-east
3m
Mossley is 3 miles north-east of Ashton-under-Lyne
north-east
3m
Mossley is 3 miles north-east of Dukinfield
south-east
3m
Mossley is 3 miles south-east of Oldham
south-east
4m
Mossley is 4 miles south-east of Chadderton
south-east
5m
Mossley is 5 miles south-east of Royton
south-east
5m
Mossley is 5 miles south-east of Shaw
north-east
5m
Mossley is 5 miles north-east of Droylsden
north
5m
Mossley is 5 miles north of Hyde

What are the nearest cities to Mossley?

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

east
9m
Mossley is 9 miles east of Manchester
east
11m
Mossley is 11 miles east of Salford
south-west
22m
Mossley is 22 miles south-west of Bradford
south-west
25m
Mossley is 25 miles south-west of Wakefield
west
26m
Mossley is 26 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
28m
Mossley is 28 miles south-west of Leeds
south-east
32m
Mossley is 32 miles south-east of Preston
north
35m
Mossley is 35 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
38m
Mossley is 38 miles west of Doncaster
east
39m
Mossley is 39 miles east of Liverpool

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