Tyldesley and Mosley Common sit within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. The area grew up as an industrial community in the 19th century around coal mining and textiles - Mosley Common hosted collieries while Tyldesley had mills - and still shows traces of that past in terraces, former industrial sites and pockets of reclaimed green space that give the ward a mix of urban and semi‑rural character.
Today the ward is largely residential with local shops, community centres and sports clubs, and many residents commute into Manchester and neighbouring towns for work. A strong local identity survives in volunteer groups and community events that celebrate the area’s working‑class heritage, while nearby green corridors and moorland provide accessible outdoor space for walking and cycling.
Postcode districts covering Tyldesley & Mosley Common
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 9.9 miles
- Liverpool 20.3 miles
- Preston 20.7 miles
- Oldham 14.5 miles
- St. Helens 12.5 miles
- Wigan 8 miles
- Warrington 10.3 miles
- Burnley 21 miles
- Blackburn 16.8 miles
- Bolton 5.5 miles
- Stockport 14.1 miles
- Salford 6.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Tyldesley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Astley Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Higher Folds Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Little Hulton Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Walkden Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Atherton North Ward 1.7 miles
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2 miles
- Atherton Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Worsley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Boothstown & Ellenbrook Ward 2.2 miles
- Walkden South Ward 2.3 miles
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Tyldesley & Mosley Common
M29 8FP, M29 8QG, M29 8BS, M29 8LL, M29 8WD, M29 8AH, M29 8BF, M29 8GX, M28 1SA … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.2 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20.6 miles
- Atherton Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Hag Fold Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.1 miles
Hotels near Tyldesley & Mosley Common Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 3 miles
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 2.7 miles
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 4.1 miles
- Novotel Manchester West 3 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 3.8 miles
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Hello Hotel 3 4.4 miles
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Manchester - Trafford City 3 5.8 miles
- Leven Manchester 4 9.2 miles
Schools in Tyldesley & Mosley Common
- Cambian Tyldesley School Independent - special
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's C of E Primary School Mosley Common Primary
- Tyldesley St George's Central C of E Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.4 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 5.4 miles
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 6.2 miles
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 7 miles
- School Stadium 7 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles
- Old Trafford Stadium 7.5 miles
- Heaton Park Estate 7.7 miles
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 7.8 miles
- Manchester Harbour 7.9 miles