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Where is Wolstenholme?

Wolstenholme is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, three miles north of the town of Heywood, three miles west of the major town of Rochdale, 154 miles north of Cardiff, 165 miles south of Edinburgh, and 171 miles north-west of London. Wolstenholme lies roughly one mile south-east of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Wolstenholme falls within the metropolitan district council of Rochdale. It is in the OL12 postcode district. The post town for Wolstenholme is Rochdale.

Wolstenholme on a map

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

Which county is Wolstenholme in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Wolstenholme in Greater Manchester?

Wolstenholme is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

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

What is the postcode for Wolstenholme?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wolstenholme is OL12 7TR.

Where is Wolstenholme in OL12?

Wolstenholme is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OL12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OL12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wolstenholme within OL12
Location of Wolstenholme within OL12

What is the post town for Wolstenholme?

The post town for Wolstenholme is Rochdale. Wolstenholme is in the OL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rochdale.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wolstenholme?

The centre of Wolstenholme is located at position 53.63112° latitude and -2.23035° longitude.

Latitude53.63112°
Longitude-2.23035°

What is the easting and northing of Wolstenholme?

The centre of Wolstenholme is located at the grid reference easting 384865 and northing 414980 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384865
Northing414980

What are the nearest towns to Wolstenholme?

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

north
3m
Wolstenholme is 3 miles north of Heywood
south-west
3m
Wolstenholme is 3 miles south-west of Whitworth
west
3m
Wolstenholme is 3 miles west of Rochdale
east
4m
Wolstenholme is 4 miles east of Ramsbottom
north-east
4m
Wolstenholme is 4 miles north-east of Bury
west
5m
Wolstenholme is 5 miles west of Milnrow
south
5m
Wolstenholme is 5 miles south of Bacup
south-east
5m
Wolstenholme is 5 miles south-east of Rawtenstall
west
6m
Wolstenholme is 6 miles west of Littleborough
north
6m
Wolstenholme is 6 miles north of Middleton

What are the nearest cities to Wolstenholme?

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

north
11m
Wolstenholme is 11 miles north of Manchester
north
11m
Wolstenholme is 11 miles north of Salford
south-east
21m
Wolstenholme is 21 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
22m
Wolstenholme is 22 miles south-west of Bradford
south-west
30m
Wolstenholme is 30 miles south-west of Leeds
west
30m
Wolstenholme is 30 miles west of Wakefield
north-east
34m
Wolstenholme is 34 miles north-east of Liverpool
north-west
36m
Wolstenholme is 36 miles north-west of Sheffield
south-east
37m
Wolstenholme is 37 miles south-east of Lancaster
north-east
41m
Wolstenholme is 41 miles north-east of Chester