The OL postcode area, also known as the Oldham postcode area,^[1] is a group of postal districts in North West England that are sub-divisions of eight post towns. North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ...

Whilst including all of Oldham and parts of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, it is not exclusive to these areas, extending to parts of the Tameside and Rochdale boroughs of Greater Manchester, and through a very small part of both Lancashire and West Yorkshire. Oldham is a large town in the north-west of England. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... The Metropolitan borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England and has a population of 2. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ...

Adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) HD, SK, M, BL, BB and HX. Statistics Population: 33,001 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD9005 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Oldham Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance... Oldham is a large town in the north-west of England. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Royton is a town in Greater Manchester, England. ... Statistics Population: 21,721 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD938090 Administration Metropolitan Borough: Oldham Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: Greater Manchester... Delph is a village in the Saddleworth area of Oldham. ... Denshaw is a small village in Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, and is directly adjacent to Delph. ... Diggle is a Saddleworth village in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ... Greenfield is one of the Saddleworth villages, located in Oldham Metropolitan Borough, approximately four miles outside of Oldham town centre. ... Uppermill is the largest commercial village in the Saddleworth region in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ... Lees is an urban district and village, lying two miles to the east of Oldham town centre in Greater Manchester, England. ... Mossley is a town in Tameside on the north-east side of Greater Manchester. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... Ashton-under-Lyne is a town in Greater Manchester with a population of 44,400 (2001 estimate). ... The Metropolitan borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. ... Todmorden c. ... Calderdale is a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. ... Littleborough is a small town on the western side of the Pennines, which forms part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Milnrow is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... The M postcode area, or Manchester postcode area,[1] is a group of several postal districts in Greater Manchester, England. ... The BL postcode area, also known as the Bolton postcode area,[1] is a group of postal districts around the town of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)