Ordnance Survey Explorer OL 4 The Lake District: North-Western Area

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Grid references are used for the locations of many places other than within towns. Each grid reference consists of a two letter code representing a 100 km square area, and two sets of 3 figure numbers. The first 3 figures relate to numbers across the top and bottom of the map, and the second set to numbers down the sides, which show one kilometre squares. The three figure numbers give a position to an accuracy of one tenth of a kilometre.

The data shows that the OL4 postcode district is located in Oldham, which is a town in Greater Manchester. Oldham is surrounded by several nearby towns. To the south of Oldham is Stalybridge, which is approximately 4.16 miles away. To the north, there is Littleborough, which is around 7.05 miles away. Towards the northwest is Rochdale, located about 7.33 miles from Oldham. In the southeast direction, there is Glossop, which is approximately 8.76 miles away. Finally, to the west of Oldham is Salford, which is around 9.85 miles away. Furthermore, the distance from Oldham to the center of London is approximately 162.74 miles.The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ripponden Road, Oldham, OL4 2RX is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021.

On Windows) To copy a map to the clipboard : use CRTL PRINT-SCREEN (thats press and hold the CTRL key, then press PRINT SCREEN). You can then paste it into MS Word. OL4's retail offerings are limited and are mainly focused around the smaller surrounding towns, however, Royton Town Centre is the area's main shopping area, offering a range of high street and independent shops, as well as a farmers' market. There are also several locations which offer educational and medical facilities, as well as other public services.The green areas represent the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. A small part of the Yorkshire Dales National park is now in Cumbria – Dentdale and Garsdale, and the towns/villages – Sedbergh, Dent and Garsdale. Combining the whole postcode region, 15% of people in OL4 are classed as having an AB social grade, (i.e. 'white-collar' middle-upper class), compared to 27% across the UK. The OL4 postcode area is located in the Oldham postcode town region, within the county of Greater Manchester, and contains a total of 1254 individual postcodes.

Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 2,000 postcodes. With 1043 postcodes already in use, this leaves 957 units available. There is a Historical Map and Guide at the scale of two and a half inches to the mile of ‘Hadrian’s Wall’.For Scotland, 2011 data is shown (update coming soon, the Scottish census was delayed by a year unlike the rest of the UK). Ordnance Survey (OS) mapping covers England, Wales and Scotland - not Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands. Isle of Man is 1:50K only. In terms of transport links, the OL4 postcode area is situated centrally located on the Oldham transport interchange which is connected by regular bus routes. The area is served by three local train lines, the Caldervale, the Central and the Northern line, for access to Manchester and surrounding areas, as well as four motorway networks: M60, M62, M66 and A640. There are 38 electoral wards in the OL4 postcode area, including Ashton-Under-Lyne, Bacup, Heywood, Littleborough, Oldham, Rochdale, Todmorden which come under the local authority of the Oldham Council.

This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building.OL4 is a postcode in the United Kingdom, covering the Oldham district located in the North West of the country. The postcode begins with ‘OL' which is an abbreviation of ‘Oldham', and the 4 indicates the area within the district it covers. The area is predominantly residential and suburban in makeup, with the primary geographical area being Saddleworth and other local villages. OSI and OSNI produce paper 1:50K and some 1:25K maps. OSI isn't online. OSNI (then Basemap Gallery / 4 squares icon, then 25K or 50K)