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 miles
- Bradford 21.8 miles
- Oldham 3 miles
- Wigan 24.8 miles
- Warrington 24.3 miles
- Burnley 20.9 miles
- Huddersfield 13.5 miles
- Blackburn 24.7 miles
- Bolton 17.2 miles
- Stockport 9 miles
- Salford 10.4 miles
- Wakefield 24.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stalybridge North Ward 1.6 miles
- Saddleworth West & Lees Ward 1.8 miles
- Ashton Hurst Ward 1.8 miles
- Lees Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Saddleworth South Ward 1.9 miles
- Stalybridge Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Alexandra Ward 2.3 miles
- Uppermill Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Ashton St. Michael's Ward 2.6 miles
- Dobcross Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Waterhead Ward 2.8 miles
- Stalybridge South Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Mossley
OL5 9NF, OL5 0AX, OL5 9JU, OL5 9NR, OL5 9PL, OL5 9LS, OL5 0ES, OL5 0NW, OL5 9QN … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 15 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 28.5 miles
- Mossley Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Greenfield Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 8.7 miles
Hotels near Mossley Ad
- The Old Bell Inn 3.2 miles
- Grains Bar Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- The Saddleworth Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn - Manchester - Oldham 3 2.9 miles
- Fairway Inn 5.4 miles
- Village Hotel Manchester Ashton 4 3.8 miles
- Dakota Manchester 5 8.3 miles
- The Little Mill Inn 8.6 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 8.7 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 8.7 miles
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 miles
- Ardotalia Archaeological site 5 miles
- Manchester Velodrome Stadium 6.8 miles
- City of Manchester Stadium Stadium 7.1 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 8.6 miles
- Piccadilly Gardens Gardens 8.6 miles
- Urbis Manchester Museum 8.7 miles
- Manchester Evening News Arena Stadium 8.8 miles
- Manchester MEN Arena Stadium 8.8 miles
- The University of Manchester School of Computer Science University 8.8 miles
- University of Manchester University 8.8 miles
- Manchester Art Gallery Museum 8.9 miles