Failsworth is an agricultural town i2.9 miles (4.7 km) south-west of Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north-east of Greater Manchester, England that was documented as as a thegnage estate or manor comprising four oxgangs of land.
Failsworth, a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, lies 3.7 miles (6.0 km) north-east of Manchester city centre and 2.9 miles (4.7 km) south-west of Oldham. 
