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Milnrow

Milnrow (pop. 12,500) is a suburban town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Beal at the foothills of the South Pennines, and forms a continuous urban area with Rochdale. It is 1.9 miles east of Rochdale's town centre, 10.4 miles north-northeast of the city of Manchester, and spans across urban, suburban and rural locations—from Windy Hill in the east through to the Rochdale Canal in the west.

Located at 53.61, -2.11111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Geography of Rochdale, Towns in Greater Manchester

Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Michael Meacher of the Labour Party who has been an MP for most of the area since 1970.

Located at 53.6, -2.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997, Politics of Oldham

Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)

Oldham East and Saddleworth is a constituency in outer Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since January 2011 by Debbie Abrahams of the Labour Party.

Located at 53.6, -2.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1997, Politics of Oldham

Smithy Bridge railway station

Smithy Bridge railway station serves the village of Smithy Bridge and Hollingworth Lake near Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The station is on the Caldervale Line 12+⁄4 miles north of Manchester Victoria on the way to Leeds.

Located at 53.6333, -2.1134 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rochdale, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category F1 stations

Rochdale railway station

Rochdale railway station is a multi-modal transport hub in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It consists of a Northern Rail-operated heavy rail station on the Caldervale Line, and an adjoining light rail stop which is the terminus of Metrolink's Oldham and Rochdale Line. The original heavy rail element of the station was opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839 (for economical reasons) 0.5 miles to the south of Rochdale town centre. The Metrolink element opened in February 2013.

Located at 53.61, -2.1541 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rochdale, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1839, Railway stations closed in 1889, Railway stations opened in 1889, Railway stations served by Northern Rail, DfT Category C2 stations, Manchester Metrolink stations in Rochdale, Railway stations opened in 2013, Manchester Metrolink Rochdale–Manchester line stations

Athletic Grounds, Rochdale

The Athletic Grounds was a stadium in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Football Club for over 90 years up until 1988. It has also been used for speedway. A Morrisons supermarket now stands on the site.

Located at 53.6122, -2.13545 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester, Defunct rugby league venues in England, Buildings and structures in Rochdale, Former buildings and structures of England

Royton Urban District

Royton was, from 1863 to 1974, a local government district in Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day town of Royton, and its suburbs and districts. It covered a significant area to the north-west of the County Borough of Oldham, and formed part of the Oldham parliamentary constituency (abolished in 1950).

Located at 53.6, -2.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Lancashire, History of Greater Manchester, Local government in Oldham, Urban districts of England

HM Prison Buckley Hall

HM Prison Buckley Hall is a Category C men's prison, located in the Buckley district of Rochdale in North West England. The prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.

Located at 53.635, -2.145 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Category C prisons in England, Buildings and structures in Rochdale, Prisons in Greater Manchester

Buckley Hall

Buckley Hall was a historic house in the hamlet of Buckley, in the Wardleworth township of the Parish of Rochdale, Lancashire - what is now a district of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. From 1888 to 1947, Buckley Hall was an orphanage for Catholic boys. Described in 1889 as a former mansion belonging to a family by the name of Buckley, the hall has long been demolished. However it gives its name to the Buckley Hall Prison which now occupies the site.

Located at 53.6353, -2.14447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rochdale, Houses in Greater Manchester

Milnrow Urban District

Milnrow Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district of the administrative county of Lancashire, in northwest England. It covered an area to the east and southeast of the County Borough of Rochdale, and included the town of Milnrow, the village of New Hey, and the Piethorne Valley; Crompton Urban District lay to the south. Milnrow Urban District was created by the Local Government Act 1894, and was for the most part the successor to the township of Butterworth.

Located at 53.61, -2.11 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Local government in Rochdale, Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894, Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972, History of Lancashire, History of Greater Manchester, Urban districts of England

Butterworth (ancient township)

Butterworth was a township occupying the southeastern part of the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. It encompassed 12.1 square miles of land by the South Pennines which spanned the settlements of Belfield, Bleaked-gate-cum-Roughbank, Butterworth Hall, Clegg, Firgrove, Haughs, Hollingworth, Lowhouse, Milnrow, Newhey, Ogden, Rakewood, Smithy Bridge, Tunshill and Wildhouse.

Located at 53.61, -2.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History of Rochdale, History of Greater Manchester, History of Lancashire, 1894 disestablishments in England

Buckley, Greater Manchester

Buckley is a suburban area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northern fringe of Rochdale, along the course of Buckley Brook, "upon an eminence of ground" by the South Pennines. It is 1.2 miles south-southwest of the village of Wardle and 1.3 miles north-northeast of Rochdale's town centre. Buckley spans a watercourse, a prison, farmland and residential properties.

Located at 53.6311, -2.14194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Rochdale

Wardleworth

Wardleworth was a township at the geographic centre of the Parish of Rochdale, in Salford hundred, Lancashire, England. The principal estate of this township was Buckley. Though the administrative territory has long been abolished, the name continues as a geographic reference frame for that part of Rochdale.

Located at 53.6276, -2.1532 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Rochdale, History of Greater Manchester, History of Lancashire

Wardleworth railway station

Wardleworth railway station served the township of Wardleworth in Rochdale, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England, from 1870 until closure in 1947. Between here and Rochdale station was the Roch Valley Viaduct, now demolished.

Located at 53.623, -2.149 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Disused railway stations in Rochdale, Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations, Railway stations opened in 1870, Railway stations closed in 1947

Roch Valley Viaduct

Roch Valley Viaduct was built in the 1860s in Rochdale, Greater Manchester and carried the Rochdale to Bacup railway line between Rochdale and Wardleworth stations. It was demolished in 1972. A trial explosion was carried out at one arch at the section over the River Roch, and inadvertently, the rest of the viaduct came down as well. Luckily nobody was hurt.

Located at 53.6196, -2.14075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Rochdale, Viaducts in the United Kingdom, Demolished bridges in England

List of mills in Rochdale

This is a list of mills known to have existed within Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Map of all coordinates from GoogleMap of first 200 coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF

Located at 53.609, -2.144 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Industrial Revolution, Buildings and structures in Rochdale, History of the textile industry, Lists of textile mills in the United Kingdom, Textile mills in Rochdale

Drake Street Metrolink station

Drake Street Metrolink Station was a planned station in Phase 3b of the Manchester Metrolink, to be located in Rochdale between the Railway Station and the bus station. In March 2011 the plans were scrapped by the transport bosses who believed it would be too close to Rochdale Station and could serve as an efficiency saving to allow the construction of Kingsway Metrolink station.

Located at 53.6131, -2.1549 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Proposed Manchester Metrolink stations, Manchester Metrolink Rochdale–Manchester line stations

Smithy Bridge

Smithy Bridge is a suburb of Littleborough within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Hollingworth Lake Country Park is close by. Smithy Bridge was formerly a part of Butterworth. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }} {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:53|38|N|2|07|W|region:GB_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}

Located at 53.6333, -2.11667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Areas of Rochdale, Villages in Greater Manchester

Rochdale Branch Canal

The Rochdale Branch Canal was a branch of the Rochdale Canal in north-west England which led close to Rochdale Town Centre. It was in use from 1794, and was bordered by the landscaped gardens of Lark Mill House on the western bank until the 1850s. A number of industries grew up around the branch, ranging form cotton mills and an iron and brass foundry in the early years, to a bakery and jam manufactory, woolen mills and sawmills later on.

Located at 53.608, -2.1482 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Canals in Rochdale

Arkwright Mill, Rochdale

Arkwright Mill, Rochdale is a cotton spinning mill in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was built in 1885 by the Arkwright Cotton Spinning Co. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964.

Located at 53.6257, -2.1388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Textile mills owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation, Textile mills in Rochdale, Buildings and structures in Rochdale

Milnrow Road

Milnrow Road was a cricket ground in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1868, when the Gentlemen of Rochdale played Australian Aboriginals during their tour of England. In 1876, the ground held its only first-class match when the North played the South. The final recorded match on the ground came in 1877 when Rochdale played Burnley. The ground was later required for building and built over.

Located at 53.6136, -2.14096 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct cricket grounds in England, Buildings and structures in Rochdale, Sport in Rochdale, Cricket grounds in Greater Manchester

Ellenroad Ring Mill Engine

The Ellenroad Ring Mill Engine is a preserved stationary steam engine in Milnrow, Greater Manchester. It powered the Ellenroad Ring Mill from 1917, and after the mill's closure the engine is still worked under steam as a museum display. At 3000 hp, the twin tandem compound engine is possibly the most powerful of the type in preservation.

Located at 53.601, -2.107 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Preserved stationary steam engines, Steam museums in the United Kingdom, Museums in Greater Manchester

Springhill High School (Rochdale)

Springhill High School was a co-educational secondary school on Turf Hill Road in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The catchment area consists of the neighbouring areas: Newbold, Kirkholt, Deeplish, Turf Hill and Belfield. The school closed 31st August 2010 as a result of the Building Schools for the Future program. The school merged with Balderstone Technology College and formed a new school called Kingsway Park High School.

Located at 53.6049, -2.1378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct schools in Rochdale, Educational institutions disestablished in 2010, 2010 disestablishments in England

Kingsway Park High School

Kingsway Park High School is a 11–16 mixed Foundation School that opened in September 2010. The school is located in the Kingsway area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The school has approximately 995 students on roll, the majority of these students are from ethnic minority backgrounds, mostly of Pakistani heritage.

Located at 53.6049, -2.1378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Educational institutions established in 2010, Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom, Comprehensive schools in Rochdale, 2010 establishments in England, Buildings and structures in Rochdale

St John the Baptist's Church, Smallbridge

St John the Baptist's Church, Smallbridge, is located in Halifax Road, Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the benefice of Wardle and Smallbridge, the deanery of Rochdale, the archdeaconry of Rochdale, and the diocese of Manchester. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.

Located at 53.6338, -2.132 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Grade II listed buildings in Greater Manchester, Church of England churches in Greater Manchester, Anglican Diocese of Manchester, Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester, Grade II listed churches, Religious buildings completed in 1834, 19th-century Church of England church buildings, Commissioners' churches, Lewis Vulliamy buildings