-2.1323°), and north-northwest of London, Wardle lies at the foothills of the Pennines, at the northeastern fringe of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, the United Kingdom's third largest conurbation. Wardle is the most northerly settlement in Greater Manchester. Wardle is south of the Watergrove Reservoir and west of Littleborough. Education The village is home to St James Primary School and a secondary school, Wardle Academy. See also Listed buildings in Wardle, Greater Manchester References Notes External links Wardle and Smallbridge History Group Home page of the local history group Bibliography Villages in Greater Manchester Unparished areas in Greater Manchester Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale