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  1. Ashton-under-Lyne

Where is Ashton-under-Lyne?

Ashton-under-Lyne is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile north-west of the town of Dukinfield, four miles south of the major town of Oldham, 146 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Ashton-under-Lyne lies four miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Ashton-under-Lyne falls within the metropolitan district council of Tameside. It is in the OL6 postcode district. The post town for Ashton-under-Lyne is Ashton-under-Lyne.

Ashton-under-Lyne on a map

Map showing extent of Ashton-under-Lyne as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Ashton-under-Lyne
Map showing location of Ashton-under-Lyne within the UK
Location of Ashton-under-Lyne within the UK

Which county is Ashton-under-Lyne in?

Ashton-under-Lyne is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester?

Ashton-under-Lyne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater Manchester, and towards the easternmost extremity of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Ashton-under-Lyne within Greater Manchester
Location of Ashton-under-Lyne within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Ashton-under-Lyne?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne is OL6 6DD.

Where is Ashton-under-Lyne in OL6?

Ashton-under-Lyne is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OL6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OL6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Ashton-under-Lyne within OL6
Location of Ashton-under-Lyne within OL6

What is the post town for Ashton-under-Lyne?

The post town for Ashton-under-Lyne is Ashton-under-Lyne. Ashton-under-Lyne is in the OL6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Ashton-under-Lyne.

What is the latitude and longitude of Ashton-under-Lyne?

The centre of Ashton-under-Lyne is located at position 53.49033° latitude and -2.0938° longitude.

Latitude53.49033°
Longitude-2.0938°

What is the easting and northing of Ashton-under-Lyne?

The centre of Ashton-under-Lyne is located at the grid reference easting 393874 and northing 399295 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting393874
Northing399295

What are the nearest towns to Ashton-under-Lyne?

Position of Ashton-under-Lyne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne to the centre of the town.

north-west
1m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 1 mile north-west of Dukinfield
west
2m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 2 miles west of Stalybridge
east
2m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 2 miles east of Droylsden
north
2m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 2 miles north of Denton
south-west
3m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 3 miles south-west of Mossley
north
3m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 3 miles north of Hyde
south-east
3m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 3 miles south-east of Failsworth
south
3m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 3 miles south of Lees
south
4m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 4 miles south of Oldham
south-east
4m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 4 miles south-east of Chadderton

What are the nearest cities to Ashton-under-Lyne?

Position of Ashton-under-Lyne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne to the centre of the city.

east
6m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 6 miles east of Manchester
east
8m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 8 miles east of Salford
south-west
25m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 25 miles south-west of Bradford
west
27m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 27 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
28m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 28 miles south-west of Wakefield
south-west
31m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 31 miles south-west of Leeds
south-east
31m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 31 miles south-east of Preston
north
33m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 33 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
east
37m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 37 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
39m
Ashton-under-Lyne is 39 miles north-east of Chester

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