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Where is Droylsden?

Droylsden is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, two miles south of the town of Failsworth, four miles east of the major city of Manchester, 145 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Droylsden lies six miles north-west of the Derbyshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Droylsden falls within the metropolitan district council of Tameside. It is in the M43 postcode district. The post town for Droylsden is Manchester.

Droylsden on a map

Map showing extent of Droylsden as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Droylsden
Map showing location of Droylsden within the UK
Location of Droylsden within the UK

Which county is Droylsden in?

Droylsden is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Droylsden in Greater Manchester?

Droylsden 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 Droylsden within Greater Manchester
Location of Droylsden within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Droylsden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Droylsden is M43 7FL.

Where is Droylsden in M43?

Droylsden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the M43 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the M43 postcode district.

Map showing location of Droylsden within M43
Location of Droylsden within M43

What is the post town for Droylsden?

The post town for Droylsden is Manchester. Droylsden is in the M43 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Manchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Droylsden?

The centre of Droylsden is located at position 53.48078° latitude and -2.14474° longitude.

Latitude53.48078°
Longitude-2.14474°

What is the easting and northing of Droylsden?

The centre of Droylsden is located at the grid reference easting 390492 and northing 398238 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting390492
Northing398238

What are the nearest towns to Droylsden?

Position of Droylsden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Droylsden to the centre of the town.

south
2m
Droylsden is 2 miles south of Failsworth
north-west
2m
Droylsden is 2 miles north-west of Denton
west
2m
Droylsden is 2 miles west of Ashton-under-Lyne
west
3m
Droylsden is 3 miles west of Dukinfield
north-west
3m
Droylsden is 3 miles north-west of Hyde
west
4m
Droylsden is 4 miles west of Stalybridge
south
4m
Droylsden is 4 miles south of Oldham
south
4m
Droylsden is 4 miles south of Chadderton
south-west
5m
Droylsden is 5 miles south-west of Mossley
south-west
5m
Droylsden is 5 miles south-west of Lees

What are the nearest cities to Droylsden?

Position of Droylsden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Droylsden to the centre of the city.

east
4m
Droylsden is 4 miles east of Manchester
east
6m
Droylsden is 6 miles east of Salford
south-west
27m
Droylsden is 27 miles south-west of Bradford
west
29m
Droylsden is 29 miles west of Sheffield
south-east
30m
Droylsden is 30 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
30m
Droylsden is 30 miles south-west of Wakefield
north
32m
Droylsden is 32 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
33m
Droylsden is 33 miles south-west of Leeds
east
35m
Droylsden is 35 miles east of Liverpool
north-east
37m
Droylsden is 37 miles north-east of Chester

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