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About Back o' th' Moss

Back o' th' Moss lies just north of Rochdale town centre, reached via the A58 with the M62 at Junction 20 providing motorway access. The name harks back to when this area sat behind the ancient peat bog that once covered much of this corner of Greater Manchester, before industry transformed the landscape into the network of mill towns that characterise the region today.

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Back o' th' Moss is in England, at 53.599, -2.220 - about 2 km north-east of Top of Heap.

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The closest airport to Back o' th' Moss is Manchester Airport, 41 km (about 33 min by car). Other airports nearby: Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport.

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