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Rochdale
Sign in to saveRochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wider borough. Rochdale is in the foothills of the South Pennines and lies in the dale (valley) of the River Roch, north-west of Oldham and north-east of Manchester.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Rochdale
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 22
- UK place.population
- 111,261
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Rochdale
- UK place.region
- North West England
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Greater Manchester
- UK place.constituency_westminster1
- Rochdale
- UK place.constituency_westminster2
- Heywood and Middleton
- UK place.post_town
- ROCHDALE
- UK place.postcode_district
- OL11, OL12, OL16
- UK place.postcode_area
- OL
- UK place.dial_code
- 01706
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SD893130
- UK place.london_distance
- SSE
- UK place.type
- Town
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rochdale
- Population
- 107926
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Rochdale
- Shares border with
- Whitworth
- Official website
- www.rochdale.gov.uk
- Image
- Rochdale Town Hall & 7 Sisters.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01706
Show 11 more facts
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Rochdale
- topic's main category
- Category:Rochdale
- twinned administrative body
- Tourcoing
- Commons category
- Rochdale
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rochdale
- OS grid reference
- SD893130
- postal code
- OL16
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Rochdale
- P8168
- Cupisnique culture
- P12749
- Bagh Bahadoran
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Encyclopedic overview
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Industrial Revolution
- Decline of textile manufacturing
- Governance
- Parliamentary representation
- Geography
- Divisions and suburbs
- Climate
- Demography
- 2001
- 2011
- 2021
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Railway and Metrolink
- Buses
- Roads
- Canals
- Education
- Media
- Religion
- Public services
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wider borough. Rochdale is in the foothills of the South Pennines and lies in the dale (valley) of the River Roch, north-west of Oldham and north-east of Manchester.
Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Recedham Manor, but can be traced back to the 9th century. The ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the Salford Hundred and one of the larger ecclesiastical parishes in England, comprising several townships. By 1251, the town had become of such importance that it was granted a royal charter.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rochdale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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