Old Birtle is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Heywood, two miles north-east of the major town of Bury, 153 miles north of Cardiff, 166 miles south of Edinburgh, and 171 miles north-west of London. Old Birtle lies just south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Old Birtle falls within the metropolitan district council of Rochdale. It is in the BL9 postcode district. The post town for Old Birtle is Bury.
Old Birtle 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 |
Old Birtle 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 Old Birtle is BL9 6UA.
Old Birtle is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BL9 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BL9 postcode district.
The post town for Old Birtle is Bury. Old Birtle is in the BL9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury.
The centre of Old Birtle is located at position 53.61536° latitude and -2.25621° longitude.
Latitude | 53.61536° |
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Longitude | -2.25621° |
The centre of Old Birtle is located at the grid reference easting 383148 and northing 413232 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 383148 |
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Northing | 413232 |
Position of Old Birtle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Birtle to the centre of the town.
Position of Old Birtle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Old Birtle to the centre of the city.