- Population
- 28,024
- 28K
- Elevation
- 121 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport27 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport48 km
About Heywood
Heywood is a neighbourhood. Location: Rochdale, England. Population: 28,024.
Heywood is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, on the south bank of the River Roch, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bury, 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Rochdale, and 8 miles (12.9 km) north of Manchester. Middleton lies to the south, whilst to the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, and the Pennines. The Anglo-Saxons cleared the densely wooded area, dividing it into heys or fenced clearings.
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Climate of Heywood
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (114 mm)
- Driest month
- May (62 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 7° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 104 | 71 | 85 | 65 | 62 | 76 | 72 | 90 | 91 | 112 | 114 | 112 |
How to get to Heywood
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 27 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldham, 9 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 27 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 48 kmnortheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 51 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 9 kmsoutheast
- Manchester Population: 569K 12 kmsouth
- Salford Population: 129.8K 13 kmsouth
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 14 kmwest
- Stockport Population: 139.1K 21 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Heywood
Within 100 km: 679 historic and cultural sites, 1,266 natural sites, 230 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km179 places
- Saint George's Island Island 14 kmS
- The Island Island 19 kmW
- Valehouse Reservoir Lake 22 kmSE
- Torside Reservoir Lake 24 kmSE
25–60 km674 places
- Great Britain Island 48 kmN
- Formby Beach Beach 58 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 56 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 57 kmW
60–100 km1,322 places
- High Moor Mountain 92 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 68 kmSW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 93 kmNW
- The Island Island 81 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Glade Wood Hill Mountain, Rochdale2.4 km SE
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Knowle Hill Mountain, Rochdale6.3 km N
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Bagslate Moor Mountain, Rochdale3.5 km N
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Spotland Stadium Landmark, Rochdale4.1 km NE -
Birtle Hill Mountain, Rossendale District4 km NW
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Gigg Lane Landmark, Borough of Bury5.2 km W
Sources & licences
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