Ashton Hurst sits at the heart of Ashton-under-Lyne in the borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, occupying part of the Tame Valley close to the town centre. It’s a compact area of civic buildings, shopfronts and terraced housing that benefits from straightforward rail and road links into Manchester and neighbouring towns.
The area wears its industrial past quietly, with remnants of former mills and canal-side infrastructure standing alongside modern redevelopment. A lively town-centre market and community facilities give it a civic feel, while a mixed socio-economic profile and active neighbourhood groups shape its contemporary social and cultural life.
Postcode districts covering Ashton Hurst
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 6.5 miles
- Bradford 23.2 miles
- Oldham 2.4 miles
- Wigan 23.3 miles
- Warrington 22.5 miles
- Burnley 20.9 miles
- Huddersfield 15.2 miles
- Blackburn 23.9 miles
- Bolton 15.8 miles
- Stockport 7.6 miles
- Salford 8.7 miles
- Rochdale 8.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ashton Waterloo Ward 1.1 miles
- Ashton St. Michael's Ward 1.2 miles
- Ashton-under-Lyne Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Alexandra Ward 1.5 miles
- Medlock Vale Ward 1.6 miles
- Stalybridge North Ward 1.7 miles
- Mossley Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stalybridge Built-up area 2 miles
- Saddleworth West & Lees Ward 2.1 miles
- Hollinwood Ward 2.2 miles
- St. Peter's Ward 2.2 miles
- Lees Built-up area 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ashton Hurst
OL6 8BJ, OL6 9BQ, OL6 8RZ, OL6 8HR, OL6 9FN, OL6 8DD, OL6 8TJ, OL6 8BL, OL6 8DU … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 30 miles
- Ashton-under-Lyne Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Mossley Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 6.9 miles
Hotels near Ashton Hurst Ad
- Holiday Inn Manchester - Oldham 3 1.3 miles
- The Broadoak 0.9 miles
- Best Western Manchester Oldham Smokies Park Hotel 3 1.3 miles
- The White Hart 4 2.3 miles
- Cove Minshull Street 4 6.8 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Ashton 4 2.2 miles
- Boat & Horses Inn 4 3.6 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Hyde 3 3.1 miles
- The Rex 5 7.1 miles
- Whitworth Locke 4 7 miles
Schools in Ashton Hurst
- Dixons Ashton Academy Secondary
- Holden Clough Primary School Primary
- Inspire Academy Primary
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primary
- Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Primary
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Damian's RC Science College Secondary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 3.8 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 5 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 5.4 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 6.8 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 7 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 7 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 7 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 7.1 miles
- University of Manchester University 7.1 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 7.1 miles
- Manchester Museum (oxford road) Museum 7.1 miles