Heywood

Heywood is a town in the , , England, on the south bank of the , 2 miles east of , 4 miles southwest of , and 8 miles north of . lies to the south, whilst to the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, and the .
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  • Type: Town with 29,700 residents
  • Description: town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Heywood (Gran Mánchester)”, “Heywood i Greater Manchester”, “Heywood, Greater Manchester”, “Heywood, Rochdale”, “Monkey Town”, “Not Hejvudas”, “Хейвуд”, “হেউড”, “ஹெயவூட்”, “వెస్ట్ హేయ్వుడ్”, “웨스트 헤이우드”, and “西ヘイウッド”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Saint Michael’s Church, Bamford and Heywood railway station.

Church
Photo: Anthony Parkes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Railway station
Photo: Raymond Knapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of Heywood, in , England.

School
Holy Family RC & CE College is a coeducational…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birtle and Norden.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the , in , England. is situated 2 miles northwest of Heywood.

Village
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is a village within the , Greater Manchester, England. is situated 2 miles north of Heywood.

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is a town and borough in …

Heywood

Latitude
53.59677° or 53° 35′ 48″ north
Longitude
-2.22397° or 2° 13′ 26″ west
Population
29,700
Elevation
397 feet (121 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB HYW
Open location code
9C5VHQWG+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27329904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6691235
Wiki­data ID
Q1013970
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Heywood” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Heywood”
  • Basque: “Heywood (Manchester Handia)”
  • Basque: “Heywood”
  • Belarusian: “Хэйвуд”
  • Bengali: “উত্তর হেউড”
  • Cebuano: “Heywood”
  • Chinese: “海伍德 (大曼彻斯特)”
  • Chinese: “海伍德”
  • Chinese: “黑伍德”
  • Czech: “Heywood”
  • Dutch: “Heywood”
  • French: “Heywood”
  • German: “Heywood”
  • Gujarati: “હેવુડ”
  • Hebrew: “הייווד”
  • Irish: “Heywood, Manchain Mhór”
  • Irish: “Heywood”
  • Italian: “Heywood”
  • Japanese: “北ヘイウッド”
  • Kannada: “ಹೇವುಡ್”
  • Korean: “헤이우드”
  • Ladin: “Heywood”
  • Latin: “Heivudum”
  • Lithuanian: “Vest Helivudas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Heywood”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heywood”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heywood i Stor-Manchester”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heywood”
  • Persian: “هیوود، منچستر بزرگ”
  • Persian: “هیوود”
  • Polish: “Heywood”
  • Portuguese: “Heywood”
  • Romanian: “Heywood”
  • Russian: “Саусвел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Heywood, Greater Manchester”
  • Slovenian: “Heywood, Greater Manchester”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هیوود، منچستر بزرق”
  • Spanish: “Heywood”
  • Swedish: “Heywood, Greater Manchester”
  • Swedish: “Heywood”
  • Tamil: “ஹயவூட்”
  • Telugu: “హే వుడ్”
  • Urdu: “ہیوڈ، گریٹر مانچسٹر”
  • Welsh: “Heywood, Manceinion Fwyaf”
  • Welsh: “Heywood”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hooley Brow and Back o‘ th’ Moss.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Heywood Sports Village and Post Office.

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