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Tyldesley () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, southeast of Wigan and northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Tyldesley built-up area subdivision, excluding Shakerley, had a population of 16,142.

Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.official_name
Tyldesley
UK place.type
Town
UK place.population
16,142
UK place.population_ref
 (2011 Census)
UK place.metropolitan_borough
Wigan
UK place.metropolitan_county
Greater Manchester
UK place.region
North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Leigh and Atherton
UK place.post_town
MANCHESTER
UK place.postcode_district
M29
UK place.postcode_area
M
UK place.dial_code
01942
UK place.os_grid_reference
SD690023
UK place.static_image_name
Elliot Street, Tyldesley.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Marklands Buildings and Elliott Street
UK place.london_distance
SE

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Population
16142
Image
Elliot Street, Tyldesley.jpg
Dialing code
01942
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Commons category
Tyldesley
OS grid reference
SD690023
postal code
M29
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  • History
  • Toponymy
  • Earliest history
  • Manor houses
  • Banks Estate
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Governance
  • Geography
  • Demography
  • Population change
  • Economy
  • Landmarks
  • Transport
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Sport
  • Culture
  • Public services
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • See also
  • References
  • Notes
  • Citations
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Tyldesley () is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, southeast of Wigan and northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Tyldesley built-up area subdivision, excluding Shakerley, had a population of 16,142.

The remains of a Roman road passing through the township on its ancient course between Coccium (Wigan) and Mamucium (Manchester) were evident during the 19th century. Following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Tyldesley was part of the manor of Warrington, until the Norman Conquest of England, when the settlement constituted a township called Tyldesley-with-Shakerley in the ancient parish of Leigh.

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