Moorside is an electoral ward on the northern edge of Bury in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. Largely residential, it comprises a mix of terraces, semi‑detached houses and post‑war council estates with pockets of green space and playing fields; its name and slightly higher ground give occasional views towards the Pennines, marking a transition between urban and more open countryside.
Like much of the borough the area grew up around the industrial expansion of the 19th and early 20th centuries and has since become a primarily commuter and service‑sector community, with residents travelling by road and bus into Bury and Manchester. Local life is centred on neighbourhood shops, schools, churches and community centres, giving the ward a distinct local identity while relying on the wider amenities of the borough.
Postcode districts covering Moorside
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 9.7 miles
- Bradford 24.9 miles
- Preston 20.6 miles
- Oldham 8.9 miles
- St. Helens 21.3 miles
- Wigan 15.1 miles
- Warrington 19.4 miles
- Burnley 13.1 miles
- Huddersfield 20.4 miles
- Blackburn 13.2 miles
- Bolton 6.1 miles
- Stockport 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bury East Ward 0.7 miles
- Elton Ward 1.1 miles
- Bury Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Redvales Ward 1.5 miles
- West Heywood Ward 1.8 miles
- Bury West Ward 2 miles
- North Manor Ward 2.1 miles
- Heywood Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Tottington Ward 2.5 miles
- Ramsbottom Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Unsworth Ward 2.8 miles
- Radcliffe East Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Moorside
BL9 6BR, BL9 6NN, BL9 5AX, BL9 6JD, BL9 6PF, BL9 6HN, BL9 6RA, BL9 6JG, BL9 5HB … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 17.4 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 29.8 miles
- Bury Bolton Street Railway Station 1 mile
- Summerseat Railway Station 1.9 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 8.9 miles
Hotels near Moorside Ad
- Village Hotel Manchester Bury 3 1.2 miles
- Red Hall Hotel 3 2.2 miles
- Best Western Bolholt Country Park Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 5.6 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Premier Inn Manchester Bury 3 1.2 miles
- The Red Lion Hawkshaw 4 3.8 miles
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 3 miles
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel And Spa 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 3.5 6 miles
Schools in Moorside
- Cambian Chesham House School Independent - special
- St John with St Mark C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Gigg Lane Stadium 1.8 miles
- School Stadium 2.2 miles
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 5.1 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 6.2 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 6.2 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 7.8 miles
- Manchester Harbour 8.3 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 8.3 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 8.3 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 8.5 miles