Royton
in Oldham of England, United Kingdom
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Manchester Woodford Airport (16 mi) - Manchester Airport (16 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (28 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (34 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (40 mi)
- Hawarden Airport (44 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (49 mi)
- East Midlands Airport (60 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Derwent Valley Mills (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 103 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Blenheim Palace (Unesco heritage, 134 mi)
- North Manchester Golf Course (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Whitefield Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Lowes Park Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Walmersley Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Stand Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Bury Golf Club (Golf course, 8 mi)
- Swinton Park Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Bacup Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Bramall Park Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Rossendale Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.565 and -2.123 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 33' 54" and W -2° 7' 21"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:35 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 8:16 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Royton
Royton in Oldham (England) with it's 22,848 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 165 mi (or 266 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Royton is now 10:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports close to Royton, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Manchester Woodford Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City in a distance of 47 mi (or 76 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Oldham, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyne, Mossley and Manchester. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
7°C (45 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Moss Lodge
Holiday Inn MANCHESTER - CENTRAL PARK
Mercure Manchester Norton Grange Hotel and Spa
The White Hart
The Broadoak Hotel
Barton Villa
Village Hotel Manchester Ashton
Best Western Broadfield Park
Victoria Hotel By Compass Hospitality
247Hotel.com
Videos from this area
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Oldham Athletic 2-2 Sheffield United
Dominic Poleon's double was not enough to seal all three points as Latics had to settle for a draw.
Oldham Athletic 2-1 Swindon Town
Mike Jones and Conor Wilkinson struck within in a minute to put Latics ahead. Massimo Luongo fired one back in the second half but Athletic held on to the win to put them into fifth position.
Oldham Athletic 3-0 Rochdale
Rhys Turner's double and a second half strike from Jonathan Forte sealed a derby day victory over neighbours Rochdale.
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham Athletic
Wilkinson's strike on 74 minutes won the game for Athletic and earned Dean Holden his second win in charge.
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Crewe Alexandra
Elokobi had equalised for Latics but Ajose's double sealed the win for the visitors.
Gillingham 3-2 Oldham Athletic
After Latics found themselves 2-0 down after 14 minutes, ten minutes later, the scores were level. Liam Kelly followed up Danny Philliskirk's penalty miss to pull one back and Dominic Poleon...
Oldham Athletic 2-2 Doncaster Rovers
Jabo Ibehre and George Elokobi had given Latics a two goal advantage before Joseph Mills saw red. Nathan Tyson pulled a goal back for Rovers and James Coppinger struck in the final minute of...
GOALS: Oldham Athletic 2-2 Preston North End (9-10 Penalties)
Scott Laird put the Lilywhites ahead in the first half but a goal 46 seconds into the second half from Dominic Poleon brought Latics level. Danny Philliskirk notched Athletic ahead but Tom...
Oldham Athletic 1-3 MK Dons
Dean Bowditch, Daniel Powell and Ben Reeves put the Dons 3-0 ahead but Rhys Turner pulled a goal back in the final ten minutes to reduce the arrears.
Yeovil Town 2-1 Oldham Athletic
Carl Winchester gave Latics a half time lead but two second half goals sealed victory for Yeovil.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Boundary Park
Boundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park. Boundary Park was originally known as Athletic Ground when it was opened in 1896 for Oldham's first professional association football club, Oldham County F.C.. When County folded in 1899, Pine Villa F.C.
Royton
Royton (pop. 21,000) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies by the source of the River Irk, on undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, 1.7 miles north-northwest of Oldham, 3.2 miles south-southeast of Rochdale and 7.6 miles northeast of the city of Manchester. Historically a part of Lancashire, Royton and its surroundings have provided evidence of ancient British, Roman and Viking activity in the area.
Royal Oldham Hospital
The Royal Oldham Hospital is a NHS hospital in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It forms part of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and was opened with its present name on 1 December 1989. Its services are commissioned by NHS Oldham. Formerly known as Oldham District and General, the hospital, which lies within the Coldhurst area of Oldham on the boundary with Royton. It was the birthplace of Louise Brown, the world's first successful in vitro fertilised "test tube baby", on 25 July 1978.
Crompton Urban District
Crompton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England. The area was coterminate with Shaw and Crompton. It covered a significant area to the north of the County Borough of Oldham, and formed part of the Oldham parliamentary constituency (abolished in 1950). The Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894.
Our Lady's R.C. High School, Royton
Our Lady's R.C. High School was a Roman Catholic high school and sixth form for 11-18 year olds, located in Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. , The school was a specialist school in Mathematics and Computing, and contained over 80 members of staff, with over 1,200 students. The sixth form college offered 19 (as of the 2007/08 academic year) courses. The school had a dispute in 2010 after Headteacher Mr R. Whittaker was suspended.
Radio Cavell
Radio Cavell is the hospital radio station for The Royal Oldham Hospital (TROH) in Oldham, England, a member of Pennine Acute Trust. It broadcasts both through the Hospedia Headsets (previously Patient Line) in the hospital grounds and on Medium Wave 1350AM. It is a limited company and has six directors who are in charge of organising the station. The station is run entirely by volunteers and all the broadcasters give up their time for free.
Royton Ring Mill, Royton
Royton Ring Mill was a cotton mill in Royton, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1908 and extended in 1912. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished in 1966. It was extended again in 1969 and used for other purposes. It has now been demolished, the street has been renamed and houses replace it.
Kent Mill, Chadderton
Kent Mill, Chadderton was a cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1908 It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished in 1991 and it was demolished in 1994.
Manor Mill, Chadderton
Manor Mill, Chadderton is an early twentieth century, five storey cotton spinning mill in Chadderton, Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1906. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. Production finished in 1990.
Thorp Mill, Royton
Thorp Mill, Royton was built by Ralph Taylor at Thorp Clough in 1764. This is reputed to be the first cotton mill in Lancashire to be powered by water. Ralph Taylor bought three existing cottages which he converted into a mill. This was a carding mill, and was powered by a water wheel driven from Thorp Clough, a tributary of the River Irk. The mill closed in 1788 when the mill and contents were advertised for sale by the then owner James Taylor.
Royton branch
The Royton Branch was a mile-long Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway built double track branch railway line in Greater Manchester, England, that ran from Royton Junction (renamed Royton in 1978) on the Oldham Loop Line to Royton.