Mossley

Mossley
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Mossley
Location within Greater Manchester
Population	10,921 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	SD9702
Civil parish	Mossley[2]
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
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	Stalybridge and Hyde
Website	www.mossley-council.co.uk
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°30′53″N 2°02′19″W / 53.5147°N 2.0387°W / 53.5147; -2.0387

Mossley is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.^[3] It is in the upper Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Oldham and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) east of Manchester. In 2011, 10,921 people lived there.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Mossley Parish (1170210822)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
2. ↑ "Mossley Town Council : Homepage". Mossley-council.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
3. ↑ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names - M to N. Archived from the original (http) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008.