List of places in Greater Manchester

Last updated September 23, 2025

Oldham

Rochdale

Bury

Bolton

Wigan

Salford

Ashton

Some of the larger settlements of Greater Manchester.

This is a partial list of places in Greater Manchester , in North West England.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Metropolitan boroughs and components

Metropolitan county	Metropolitan borough	Centre of administration	Other components
Greater Manchester	Bury	Bury	Prestwich, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Whitefield
	Bolton	Bolton	Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley, Little Lever, South Turton, Westhoughton
	Manchester	Manchester	Blackley, Cheetham Hill, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Hulme, Moss Side, Newton Heath, Northenden, Ringway, Rusholme, Withington, Wythenshawe, Longsight,
	Oldham	Oldham	Chadderton, Shaw and Crompton, Failsworth, Lees, Royton, Saddleworth
	Rochdale	Rochdale	Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Newhey, Wardle
	Salford	Swinton	Cadishead, Eccles, Greengate, Pendlebury, Pendleton, Salford, Walkden, Worsley
	Stockport	Stockport	Bramhall, Bredbury, Cheadle, Gatley, Hazel Grove, Heaton Chapel, Heaton Mersey, Heaton Moor, Heaton Norris, Marple, Marple Bridge, Mellor, Reddish, Romiley
	Tameside	Ashton-under-Lyne	Audenshaw, Broadbottom, Denton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Hattersley, Hollingworth, Hyde, Longdendale, Mossley, Mottram-in-Longdendale, Stalybridge
	Trafford	Stretford	Altrincham, Bowdon, Hale, Old Trafford, Sale, Timperley, Urmston
	Wigan	Wigan	Abram, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Aspull, Astley, Atherton, Bryn, Golborne, Higher End, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh, Orrell, Standish, Shevington, Tyldesley, Winstanley

Civil parishes

Parliamentary constituencies

Bodies of water

Rivers

Canals

Reservoirs

Ashworth Moor Reservoir
Audenshaw Reservoirs
Besom Hill Reservoir
Black Moss Reservoir
Blackstone Edge Reservoir
Brownhouse Wham Reservoir
Brushes Reservoir
Brushes Clough Reservoir
Castleshaw Reservoir
Chelburn Reservoir
Chew Reservoir
Crook Gate Reservoir
Denton Reservoirs
Diggle Reservoir
Dovestones Reservoir
Dowry Reservoir
Godley Reservoir
Gorton Reservoirs
Greenbooth Reservoir
Greenfield Reservoir
Hamer Pasture Reservoir
Hanging Lees Reservoir
Heaton Park Reservoir
High Rid Reservoir
Higher Swineshaw Reservoir
Hollingworth Lake
Jumbles Reservoir
Kitcliffe Reservoir
Light Hazzles Reservoir
Lower Chelburn Reservoir
Lower Swineshaw Reservoir
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Reservoir
Naden Reservoirs (Higher, Middle and Lower)
New Years Bridge Reservoir
Norman Hill Reservoir
Ogden Reservoir
Piethorne Reservoir
Readycon Dean Reservoir
Rooden Reservoir
Rumworth Lodge Reservoir
Strinesdale Reservoir
Swineshaw Reservoirs
Yeoman Hey Reservoir
Walkerwood Reservoir
Watergrove Reservoir
Worthington Lakes

Docks

Salford Quays

Hills, valleys, moorland and mosses

Notable buildings

Places of worship

Schools and colleges

Roads and streets

Motorways

Notable roads

Wilmslow Road

Parks, commons and open space

Country parks

Squares and gardens

Cemeteries

Public transport

Railway stations

v t e Railway stations in Greater Manchester
Bolton	Blackrod Bolton Bromley Cross Daisy Hill Farnworth Hall i' th' Wood Horwich Parkway Kearsley Lostock Moses Gate Westhoughton
Bury	Bury Bolton Street ^†( Bury) Ramsbottom ^† Summerseat ^†
Manchester (Manchester station group in italics)	Ardwick Ashburys Belle Vue Burnage Deansgate ( Deansgate-Castlefield) East Didsbury Gorton Levenshulme Manchester Airport Manchester Oxford Road Manchester Piccadilly Manchester Victoria Mauldeth Road Moston Ryder Brow
Oldham	Greenfield
Rochdale	Castleton Heywood ^† Littleborough Mills Hill Rochdale Smithy Bridge
Salford	Clifton Eccles ( Eccles) Irlam Moorside Patricroft Salford Central Salford Crescent Swinton Walkden
Stockport	Bramhall Bredbury Brinnington Cheadle Hulme Davenport Gatley Hazel Grove Heald Green Heaton Chapel Marple Middlewood Reddish North Reddish South Romiley Rose Hill Marple Stockport ( Stockport) Strines Woodley Woodsmoor
Tameside	Ashton-under-Lyne ( Ashton)( Ashton) Broadbottom Denton Fairfield Flowery Field Godley Guide Bridge Hattersley Hyde Central Hyde North Mossley Newton for Hyde Stalybridge
Trafford	Altrincham Chassen Road Flixton Hale Humphrey Park Manchester United Football Ground Navigation Road Trafford Park Urmston
Wigan	Atherton Bryn Gathurst Hag Fold Hindley Ince Orrell Pemberton Wigan North Western Wigan Wallgate ( Wigan)
^† stations on the East Lancashire Railway (heritage) List of open stations List of closed stations TfGM Transport

Manchester Metrolink

Tram stops

Zone 1	Cornbrook Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Exchange Square Market Street New Islington Piccadilly Piccadilly Gardens Shudehill St Peter's Square Victoria
Airport Line (2014)	Baguley Barlow Moor Road Benchill Crossacres Manchester Airport Martinscroft Moor Road Northern Moor Peel Hall Robinswood Road Roundthorn Sale Water Park Shadowmoss Wythenshawe Town Centre Wythenshawe Park
Altrincham Line (1992)	Altrincham Brooklands Cornbrook Dane Road Navigation Road Old Trafford Sale Stretford Timperley Trafford Bar
Bury Line (1992)	Abraham Moss Besses o' th' Barn Bowker Vale Bury ( Bolton Street) Crumpsall Heaton Park ( Heaton Park Tramway) Prestwich Queens Road Radcliffe Victoria Whitefield
East Manchester Line (2013)	Ashton Moss Ashton-under-Lyne Ashton West Audenshaw Cemetery Road Clayton Hall Droylsden Edge Lane Etihad Campus Holt Town New Islington Velopark
Eccles Line (1999-00)	Anchorage Broadway Eccles Exchange Quay Harbour City Ladywell Langworthy MediaCityUK Pomona Salford Quays Weaste
First City Crossing (1992)	Deansgate-Castlefield ( Deansgate) Market Street Shudehill St Peter's Square
Oldham & Rochdale Line (2012-14)	Central Park Derker Failsworth Freehold Hollinwood Kingsway Business Park Milnrow Monsall Newbold Newhey Newton Heath and Moston Oldham Central Oldham King Street Oldham Mumps Rochdale Railway Station Rochdale Town Centre Shaw and Crompton South Chadderton Westwood
Piccadilly Spur (1992)	Piccadilly Piccadilly Gardens
Second City Crossing (2015-17)	Exchange Square
South Manchester Line (2011-13)	Burton Road Chorlton Didsbury Village East Didsbury Firswood St Werburgh's Road West Didsbury Withington
Trafford Park Line (2020)	Barton Dock Road Imperial War Museum Parkway The Trafford Centre Village Wharfside

Operations

Operators	Amey Keolis Transport for Greater Manchester
Vehicles	Current: M5000 Former: (T-68 T-68A)

History
(Timeline)

Former operators	GMML Altram (Ansaldo Transporti, Serco, Laing, 3i) RATP Group Stagecoach Group
Transferred lines	Altrincham Line Bury Line Oldham Loop Line
Closed stops	High Street Mosley Street Woodlands Road
Abandoned plans	Drake Street Glossop line Hardy Farm Haveley Hope Valley line Hough End Oldham Werneth Picc-Vic tunnel Woodhouse Park

Proposed
developments

Bury Line	Elton Reservoir Sandhills
Oldham & Rochdale Line	Cop Road
Stockport Line	Gorsey Bank Heaton Mersey Kings Reach Stockport Interchange
Trafford Park Line	Port Salford Salford Reds Trafford Quays
Wythenshawe Loop	Wythenshawe Hospital Newall Green Davenport Green Airport Terminal 2

Airports

References

List of places in England

v t e Ceremonial county of Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Portal
Statutory City Region	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Statutory City Region Mayor of Greater Manchester
Metropolitan districts	City of Manchester City of Salford Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Metropolitan Borough of Bury Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Metropolitan Borough of Tameside Metropolitan Borough of Trafford Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Altrincham Ashton-in-Makerfield Ashton-under-Lyne Astley Atherton Audenshaw Blackrod Bolton Bramhall Bredbury Bury Chadderton Cheadle Cheadle Hulme Chorlton-cum-Hardy Clifton Didsbury Denton Droylsden Dukinfield Eccles Failsworth Farnworth Gatley Golborne Hale Hale Barns Harwood Haughton Green Hazel Grove Heald Green Heywood Hindley Horwich Hyde Ince-in-Makerfield Irlam Kearsley Leigh Littleborough Little Hulton Little Lever Lowton Manchester Marple Middleton Milnrow Mossley Oldham Orrell Partington Pendlebury Prestwich Radcliffe Ramsbottom Reddish Rochdale Romiley Royton Sale Salford Shaw Shevington Stalybridge Standish Stockport Stretford Swinton Timperley Tottington Tyldesley Urmston Walkden Westhoughton Whitefield Wigan Worsley Wythenshawe See also: List of civil parishes in Greater Manchester
Rivers	Beal Bollin Croal Douglas Etherow Goyt Irk Irwell Medlock Mersey Roch Spodden Tame Tib Tonge
Canals	Bridgewater Canal Fletcher's Canal Hulme Locks Branch Canal Islington Branch Canal Manchester and Salford Junction Canal Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal Manchester Ship Canal Mersey and Irwell Navigation Peak Forest Canal Stockport Branch Canal
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