Chadderton
Sign in to saveChadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. The town is near the A627(M) motorway.
Key facts
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- The front of a grand red-brick two-storey structure that is viewed from the ground upwards. It has a complex facade with a central entranceway surrounded by many windows at regular intervals. The roof is crowned by a green cupola and the clear sky appears as a vivid azure.
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- Chadderton Town Hall
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- England
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- Chadderton
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- Town
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- 34,818
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- Chadderton is in the north east of Greater Manchester, in the south-central part of North West England.
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- (2011 Census)
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- Areas of the town
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- Busk
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- Butler Green
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- Chadderton Fold
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- Firwood Park
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- Foxdenton
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- Holden Fold
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- Nimble Nook
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- Town Centre
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- Oldham
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- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- Textiles and the Industrial Revolution
- Post-industrial history
- Governance
- Geography
- Demography
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Roads
- Railway
- Buses
- Education
- Religion
- Sport
- Public services
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- Sport
- See also
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Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. The town is near the A627(M) motorway.
Historically part of Lancashire, Chadderton's early history is marked by its status as a manorial township, with its own lords, who included the Asshetons, Chethams, Radclyffes and Traffords. Chadderton in the Middle Ages was chiefly distinguished by two mansions, Foxdenton Hall and Chadderton Hall, and by the families who occupied them. Farming was the main industry of the area, with locals supplementing their incomes by hand-loom woollen weaving in the domestic system.