Droylsden

Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Droylsden
UK place.population: 22,689
UK place.population_ref: (2011 Census)
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Tameside
UK place.metropolitan_county: Greater Manchester
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ashton-under-Lyne
UK place.post_town: MANCHESTER
UK place.postcode_district: M43
UK place.postcode_area: M
UK place.dial_code: 0161
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ8998
UK place.london_distance: SSE
UK place.static_image_name: DroysldenTownCentre.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Droylsden town centre

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Wikidata facts

Population: 23689
Image: DroysldenTownCentre.jpg
Dialing code: 0161

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Commons category: Droylsden
OS grid reference: SJ8998
postal code: M43
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Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689.

Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th century Droylsden grew as a mill town on the Ashton canal. Beginning in the early 1930s, Droylsden's population expanded rapidly as it became a housing overflow area for neighbouring Manchester.