Tyldesley (/ˈtɪlzliː/ or /ˈtɪlsliː/) is a town in in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east-southeast of Wigan and 8.9 miles (14.3 km) west-northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, Tyldesley including the outlying areas of Astley, Shakerley, Mosley Common and New Manchester, had a population of 34,000. In 2011 the Tyldesley ward of Wigan Council had a population of 14,341.
Population: 35,932
Latitude: 53° 30' 50.15" N
Longitude: -2° 28' 3.14" W
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