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Where is Royton?

Royton is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south-west of the town of Shaw, two miles north of the major town of Oldham, 151 miles north of Cardiff, and 165 miles north-west of London. Royton lies five miles south-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Lancashire. Royton falls within the metropolitan district council of Oldham. It is in the OL2 postcode district. The post town for Royton is Oldham.

Royton on a map

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

Which county is Royton in?

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

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyLancashire

Where is Royton in Greater Manchester?

Royton 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 Royton within Greater Manchester
Location of Royton within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Royton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Royton is OL2 6DN.

Where is Royton in OL2?

Royton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the OL2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the OL2 postcode district.

Map showing location of Royton within OL2
Location of Royton within OL2

What is the post town for Royton?

The post town for Royton is Oldham. Royton is in the OL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oldham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Royton?

The centre of Royton is located at position 53.56533° latitude and -2.12173° longitude.

Latitude53.56533°
Longitude-2.12173°

What is the easting and northing of Royton?

The centre of Royton is located at the grid reference easting 392035 and northing 407642 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting392035
Northing407642

What are the nearest towns to Royton?

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

south-west
1m
Royton is 1 mile south-west of Shaw
north-east
2m
Royton is 2 miles north-east of Chadderton
north
2m
Royton is 2 miles north of Oldham
north-west
3m
Royton is 3 miles north-west of Lees
south
3m
Royton is 3 miles south of Milnrow
east
3m
Royton is 3 miles east of Middleton
south
4m
Royton is 4 miles south of Rochdale
north-east
4m
Royton is 4 miles north-east of Failsworth
north-west
5m
Royton is 5 miles north-west of Mossley
south-east
5m
Royton is 5 miles south-east of Heywood

What are the nearest cities to Royton?

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

north-east
8m
Royton is 8 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
9m
Royton is 9 miles north-east of Salford
south-west
22m
Royton is 22 miles south-west of Bradford
west
27m
Royton is 27 miles west of Wakefield
south-east
27m
Royton is 27 miles south-east of Preston
south-west
29m
Royton is 29 miles south-west of Leeds
north-west
30m
Royton is 30 miles north-west of Sheffield
east
37m
Royton is 37 miles east of Liverpool
north
38m
Royton is 38 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
west
41m
Royton is 41 miles west of Doncaster

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