Radcliffe is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. It sits by the River Irwell and on the edge of the Irwell Valley, with handy access to riverside walking and green space at Burrs Country Park.
Historically a hub of cotton mills, bleaching and coal mining during the Industrial Revolution, Radcliffe still shows its industrial past in surviving mill buildings and the fragment of the medieval Radcliffe Tower. Today it mixes light industry and local shops with a largely residential, commuter population served by the Manchester Metrolink to Manchester, and retains an active community life shaped by its working‑class and industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Radcliffe
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 7.8 miles
- Preston 21.1 miles
- Oldham 9.4 miles
- St. Helens 18.6 miles
- Wigan 13 miles
- Warrington 16.2 miles
- Burnley 16.1 miles
- Huddersfield 22.6 miles
- Blackburn 14.7 miles
- Bolton 4.9 miles
- Stockport 12.8 miles
- Salford 5.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Radcliffe East Ward 0.5 miles
- Radcliffe West Ward 0.7 miles
- Pilkington Park Ward 1.2 miles
- Radcliffe North & Ainsworth Ward 1.5 miles
- Bury West Ward 1.7 miles
- Little Lever Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Whitefield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Redvales Ward 1.8 miles
- Bury Built-up area 2 miles
- Unsworth Ward 2.1 miles
- Ainsworth Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Radcliffe
M26 2DQ, M26 4TA, M26 3SU, M26 3RE, M26 4PG, M26 2GY, M45 7RX, M26 4GF, M26 3BY … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 14.7 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 26.8 miles
- Bury Bolton Street Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Kearsley Railway Station 2.4 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Radcliffe Ad
- Village Hotel Manchester Bury 3 2.7 miles
- Best Western Bolholt Country Park Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Novotel Manchester West Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 3.7 miles
- The Lowry Hotel Manchester 5 6.5 miles
- Cove Minshull Street 4 7 miles
- Holiday Inn Bolton Centre 3.5 4.4 miles
- The Rex 5 6.7 miles
- INNSiDE Manchester 4 7.1 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 7.1 miles
Schools in Radcliffe
- Chapelfield Primary School Primary
- Gorsefield Primary School Primary
- Millwood Primary Special School Special
- Radcliffe Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's C of E Primary School, Radcliffe Primary
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Wesley Methodist Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- School Stadium 1.6 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 1.7 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 3.3 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 3.5 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.3 miles
- Manchester Harbour 5.9 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 6.3 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 6.3 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 6.5 miles
- John Rylands Library Library 6.7 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 6.7 miles
- Manchester Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Museum 6.7 miles