Mossley | |
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![]() View of Mossley | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
Population | 11,557 (Parish, 2021)[1] 11,410 (Built up area, 2021)[2] |
OS grid reference | SD9702 |
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Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE |
Postcode district | OL5 |
Dialling code | 01457 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www.mossley-council.co.uk |
Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England,[4] in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Oldham and 9 miles (14.5 km) 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.