Mossley in Tameside, Greater Manchester is a compact former mill town set on the edge of the Pennines, lying in a steep valley beside the River Tame and around ten miles east of Manchester. Its streets are lined with stone-built Victorian terraces and former mill buildings, and historically the town was notable for straddling county boundaries, once touching Lancashire, Cheshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Today Mossley combines a strong local community and independent high street with the practicalities of a commuter town and some light industry; it is also valued for ready access to countryside and walking routes on nearby Saddleworth Moor, which gives it a quieter, semi-rural feel despite proximity to the urban core.
Postcode districts covering Mossley
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bradford 21.8 miles35 km
- Oldham 3 miles4.8 km
- Wigan 24.8 miles40 km
- Warrington 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Burnley 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Huddersfield 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Blackburn 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Bolton 17.2 miles27.6 km
- Stockport 9 miles14.5 km
- Salford 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Wakefield 24.4 miles39.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Stalybridge North Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Saddleworth West & Lees Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Ashton Hurst Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Lees Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Saddleworth South Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stalybridge Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Alexandra Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Uppermill Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Ashton St. Michael's Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Dobcross Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Waterhead Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stalybridge South Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Mossley
OL5 0AX, OL5 0HW, OL5 9QW, OL5 9GG, OL5 0DN, OL5 9JR, OL5 0LG, OL5 9PP, OL5 9PF … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 15 miles24.2 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles45.9 km
- Mossley Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Greenfield Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 8.7 miles13.9 km
Hotels near Mossley Ad
- The Old Bell Inn 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fairway Inn 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Dakota Manchester 5 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Village Hotel Manchester Ashton 4 3.8 miles6.2 km
- The Little Mill Inn 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Leven Manchester 4 8.7 miles14 km
- 247 Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
Schools in Mossley
- Livingstone Primary School Primary
- Micklehurst All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- Milton St John's C of E Primary School Primary
- Mossley Hollins High School Secondary
- St George's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Boundary Park Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 5 miles8.1 km
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 6.8 miles10.9 km
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Urbis Manchester Museum 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 8.8 miles14.2 km
- University of Manchester University 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km