Where is OL12?

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OL12 spans the counties of Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and West Yorkshire. It contains the town of Whitworth, as well as Shawforth, Norden, Wardle, Facit, and Smallbridge. OL12 is 18km north of the city of Manchester. OL12 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

OL12 on a map

The below map shows where OL12 is, and the boundary of the OL12 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is OL12 in?

OL12 lies within the counties of Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and West Yorkshire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County	% Area
Greater Manchester	66%
Lancashire	32%
West Yorkshire	1%

Which cities, towns and villages are in OL12?

Whitworth	Town
Shawforth	Suburb
Norden	Suburb
Wardle	Village
Facit	Suburb
Smallbridge	Suburb
Wallbank	Suburb
Passmonds	Suburb
Rain Shore	Settlement
Cheesden	Settlement
Middle Healey	Suburb
Red Lumb	Village
Buckley	Suburb
Spotland Fold	Suburb
Caldershaw	Suburb
Broadley Fold	Hamlet
Wolstenholme	Hamlet
Syke	Suburb
Lower Healey	Suburb
Greengate	Suburb
Nar	Hamlet
Catley Lane Head	Hamlet
Great Howarth	Suburb
Lower Fold	Suburb

What are the nearest towns to OL12?

Position of OL12 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of OL12 to the centre of the town.

What are the nearest cities to OL12?

Position of OL12 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of OL12 to the centre of the city.