White Moss Farm off Greenside Way - geograph

White Moss is an area lying on the common borders of the City of

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

and the towns of Middleton and

Chadderton Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. Hi ...

Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...

. White Moss is an extensive area of former wetlands and farms, now bisected by the

M60 motorway The M60 motorway, Manchester Ring Motorway or Manchester Outer Ring Road is an orbital motorway in North West England. Built over a 40-year period, it passes through most of Greater Manchester's metropolitan boroughs except for Wigan and Bol ...

and the arterial road Victoria Avenue from east to west. The part of White Moss north of the motorway lies partially in both

Alkrington Alkrington Garden Village is a suburban area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester England. Historically a part of Lancashire, in the Middle Ages Alkrington was a township in the parish of Prestwich-cum- ...

in the town of Middleton and the town of

to the west of Greengate. This part of White Moss is home to Blackley Golf Club. The area of White Moss lying south of the M60 has become a

suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...

residential area and forms part of Charlestown ward in the City of Manchester, on the historic border of Moston and

Blackley Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk. History The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Domesday Book. The name derives from t ...

townships. The Manchester Creative and Media Academy and

North Manchester Rugby Club North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the centre of Manchester. It is the only rugby union club in the city of Manchester, north of the centre. Established originally in 1921 ...

lie within this area.

References

External links

White Moss Post Office
Branch Finder , Post Office
{{Geographic Location , title = Neighbouring localities. , Northwest =

, North = Middleton Junction , Northeast = Greengate , West = Higher Blackley , Centre = White Moss , East =

New Moston New Moston is a suburb of Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies four and a half miles north east of Manchester city centre, between Moston, Failsworth and Chadderton. New Moston Primary School was founded in 1901. New M ...

, Southwest =

, South = Charlestown , Southeast = Moston Areas of Chadderton