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 miles16 km
- Liverpool 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Preston 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Oldham 14.5 miles23.3 km
- St. Helens 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Wigan 8 miles12.9 km
- Warrington 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Burnley 21 miles33.9 km
- Blackburn 16.8 miles27 km
- Bolton 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Stockport 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Salford 6.9 miles11.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Tyldesley Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Astley Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Higher Folds Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Little Hulton Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Walkden Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Atherton North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Atherton South & Lilford Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Atherton Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Worsley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Boothstown & Ellenbrook Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Walkden South Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Leigh Central & Higher Folds Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Tyldesley & Mosley Common
M29 8QH, M29 8DQ, M29 8ST, M29 8HF, M29 8EY, M29 8HT, M29 8NY, M29 8XG, M28 1AT … See all
Transport links
- Manchester Airport 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Atherton Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hag Fold Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Manchester Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station 9.1 miles14.6 km
Hotels near Tyldesley & Mosley Common Ad
- Kings Arms Hotel 3 miles4.8 km
- Delta Hotels Worsley Park Country Club 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- The Waterside Bar Rooms & Restaurant 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Novotel Manchester West 3 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hotel Football, Old Trafford, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Hello Hotel 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Bolton Stadium Hotel, A Member of Radisson Individuals 4 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Brewdog Doghouse Manchester 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Manchester - Trafford City 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
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 miles7.1 km
- Octagon Theatre, Bolton Theatre 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 5.4 miles8.6 km
- University of Bolton Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Agecroft Hall Archaeological site 6.2 miles10 km
- Imperial War Museum North Museum 7 miles11.2 km
- School Stadium 7 miles11.3 km
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles12 km
- Old Trafford Stadium 7.5 miles12 km
- Heaton Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Manchester Harbour 7.9 miles12.7 km