- Population
- 22,848
- 22.8K
- Elevation
- 160 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport26 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport45 km
About Royton
Royton is a town. Location: Shaw and Crompton, Oldham. Population: 22,848. Elevation: 160 m.
Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Oldham, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Rochdale and 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Manchester.
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Places bordering Royton
- Heywood
Climate of Royton
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 120 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- December (121 mm)
- Driest month
- May (69 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 116 | 82 | 94 | 73 | 69 | 81 | 75 | 92 | 95 | 116 | 120 | 121 |
How to get to Royton
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 26 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 3 km to the south.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 26 kmsouthwest
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 45 kmnortheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 55 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 3 kmsouth
- Manchester Population: 569K 12 kmsouthwest
- Salford Population: 129.8K 14 kmsouthwest
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 17 kmsouth
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 21 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Royton
Within 100 km: 682 historic and cultural sites, 1,172 natural sites, 210 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km189 places
- Saint George's Island Island 14 kmSW
- Woodhead Reservoir Lake 19 kmSE
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 15 kmSE
- Torside Reservoir Lake 17 kmSE
25–60 km674 places
- Great Britain Island 49 kmN
- Bird Island Island 52 kmN
- The Island Island 27 kmW
- Don Island Island 53 kmE
60–100 km1,201 places
- High Moor Mountain 98 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 72 kmW
- Formby Beach Beach 65 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 62 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Boundary Park Landmark, Shaw and Crompton1.2 km S -
Shaw Side Mountain, Shaw and Crompton2.1 km E
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Oldham Edge Mountain, Oldham2 km SE
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Moss Gate Mountain, Shaw and Crompton3.1 km N
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Badger Edge Mountain, Saddleworth5.1 km E
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Spotland Stadium Landmark, Rochdale7.3 km NW -
Glade Wood Hill Mountain, Rochdale5 km W
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Crompton Moor Mountain, Saddleworth5.4 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources