Wardle is a small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, perched on the edge of the South Pennines. Its elevated, exposed position gives sweeping views over surrounding moorland and valleys, and the village still feels distinctly rural with stone cottages, narrow lanes and a small village centre.
Historically tied to local quarrying and the textile economy of the Pennines, many former industrial buildings and farmsteads have been absorbed into modern village life. Today Wardle is popular with walkers and cyclists, has a handful of shops and pubs and a keen local community, so it combines an outsized countryside character with convenient access to the towns and transport links of the wider borough.
Postcode districts covering Wardle
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 12.8 miles
- Bradford 17.9 miles
- Preston 24.9 miles
- Oldham 7.6 miles
- Wigan 22.1 miles
- Burnley 11.1 miles
- Huddersfield 13.8 miles
- Blackburn 16.3 miles
- Bolton 13 miles
- Stockport 16.5 miles
- Salford 12.5 miles
- Rochdale 2.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough Ward 0.4 miles
- Littleborough Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Smallbridge & Firgrove Ward 1.6 miles
- Healey Ward 1.7 miles
- Littleborough Lakeside Ward 1.9 miles
- Whitworth Built-up area 2 miles
- Central Rochdale Ward 2.1 miles
- Summit Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Spotland & Falinge Ward 2.4 miles
- Milnrow Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Rochdale Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Milkstone & Deeplish Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Wardle
OL12 9NU, OL12 9NP, OL12 9NF, OL12 9LF, OL12 9JT, OL12 9NX, OL12 9LQ, OL12 9LH, OL12 9NN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 21.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.4 miles
- Smithy Bridge Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Littleborough Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Wardle Ad
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 2.2 miles
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 4 miles
- Broadfield Park Hotel 3 2.6 miles
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel And Spa 4 5 miles
- Premier Inn Rochdale 3 3.3 miles
- 19 Bacup Road 4 4 miles
- Red Hall Hotel 3 7 miles
- White Lion Hotel 4 8.1 miles
- The Fleece Inn 3 8.5 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Bury 3 7.1 miles
Schools in Wardle
- St James' C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 3.7 miles
- Boundary Park Stadium 6.4 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 6.8 miles
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.2 miles
- School Stadium 9.3 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 9.7 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 10.5 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 11.4 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 11.5 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 12 miles