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Where is Outwood?

Outwood is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south of the town of Radcliffe, three miles south-west of the major town of Bury, 147 miles north of Cardiff, and 168 miles north-west of London. Outwood lies five miles south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Outwood falls within the metropolitan district council of Bury. It is in the M26 postcode district. The post town for Outwood is Manchester.

Outwood on a map

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

Which county is Outwood in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Outwood in Greater Manchester?

Outwood is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

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

What is the postcode for Outwood?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Outwood is M26 1DN.

Where is Outwood in M26?

Outwood is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the M26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M26 postcode district.

Map showing location of Outwood within M26
Location of Outwood within M26

What is the post town for Outwood?

The post town for Outwood is Manchester. Outwood is in the M26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Outwood?

The centre of Outwood is located at position 53.54783° latitude and -2.33409° longitude.

Latitude53.54783°
Longitude-2.33409°

What is the easting and northing of Outwood?

The centre of Outwood is located at the grid reference easting 377961 and northing 405740 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377961
Northing405740

What are the nearest towns to Outwood?

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

south
1m
Outwood is 1 mile south of Radcliffe
west
2m
Outwood is 2 miles west of Whitefield
south-east
2m
Outwood is 2 miles south-east of Little Lever
east
2m
Outwood is 2 miles east of Kearsley
north
2m
Outwood is 2 miles north of Swinton
east
3m
Outwood is 3 miles east of Farnworth
north-east
3m
Outwood is 3 miles north-east of Walkden
south-west
3m
Outwood is 3 miles south-west of Bury
north-east
4m
Outwood is 4 miles north-east of Worsley
north
4m
Outwood is 4 miles north of Eccles

What are the nearest cities to Outwood?

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

north
5m
Outwood is 5 miles north of Salford
north-west
6m
Outwood is 6 miles north-west of Manchester
south-east
21m
Outwood is 21 miles south-east of Preston
east
28m
Outwood is 28 miles east of Liverpool
south-west
29m
Outwood is 29 miles south-west of Bradford
north-east
34m
Outwood is 34 miles north-east of Chester
west
36m
Outwood is 36 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
37m
Outwood is 37 miles south-west of Leeds
north
37m
Outwood is 37 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
37m
Outwood is 37 miles west of Sheffield