Mossley

Also known as Mossley, Tameside, Mossley, Greater Manchester

Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Mossley
UK place.population_ref: 11,557 (Parish, 2021)
UK place.civil_parish: Mossley
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Tameside
UK place.metropolitan_county: Greater Manchester
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Stalybridge and Hyde
UK place.post_town: ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE
UK place.postcode_district: OL5
UK place.postcode_area: OL
UK place.dial_code: 01457
UK place.os_grid_reference: SD9702
UK place.static_image_name: Mossley view.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: View of Mossley
UK place.website: www.mossley-council.co.uk

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10921
Official website: www.mossley-council.co.uk
Image: Mossley view.jpg
Dialing code: 01457

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Commons category: Mossley
OS grid reference: SD9702
postal code: OL5
P8168: Twickenham Stadium

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Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester.

The town grew up straddling the three historic counties of Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire. It was placed entirely in Lancashire in 1889, and became part of Greater Manchester in 1974. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 11,410 and the parish population was 11,557.