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 miles20.6 km
- Bradford 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Preston 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Oldham 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Wigan 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Burnley 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Huddersfield 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Blackburn 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Bolton 13 miles21 km
- Stockport 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Salford 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Rochdale 2.9 miles4.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Littleborough Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Smallbridge & Firgrove Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Healey Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Littleborough Lakeside Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Whitworth Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Central Rochdale Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Summit Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Spotland & Falinge Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Milnrow Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Rochdale Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Milkstone & Deeplish Ward 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Wardle
OL12 9LR, OL12 9LE, OL12 9JQ, OL12 9NS, OL12 9LU, OL12 9NN, OL12 9NX, OL12 9LA, OL12 9LJ … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Smithy Bridge Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Littleborough Railway Station 1.6 miles2.5 km
Hotels near Wardle Ad
- Hampton by Hilton Rochdale 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Rake Tapas Accommodation 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Royal Toby Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Lake Lounge Rooms 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Old Bell Inn 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Eagle and Child, Ramsbottom 7 miles11.3 km
- The New Hobbit Hotel Rooms 9.7 miles15.5 km
- Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel & Spa 4 5.1 miles8.1 km
Schools in Wardle
- St James' C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Spotland Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 3.7 miles6 km
- Boundary Park Stadium 6.4 miles10.4 km
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Gigg Lane Stadium 8.2 miles13.1 km
- School Stadium 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Heaton Park Estate 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Turf Moor Stadium 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 11.5 miles18.5 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 12 miles19.3 km