Tyldesley
Sign in to saveTyldesley () 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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- 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
- Bibliography
- External links
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.