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Fairfield railway station (England)
Fairfield railway station serves the Fairfield area of Droylsden, Tameside, Greater Manchester and is located 3.1 miles (5 km) east of Manchester Piccadilly station. It was opened by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway in 1892, when the Fallowfield Loop to Manchester Central opened; it replaced an earlier station that had opened on the line in 1841, west of the present site.
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Fairfield, Tameside
Fairfield is a suburb near Droylsden in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is just south of the Ashton Canal on the A635 road. In the 19th century, it was described as "a seat of cotton manufacture". W. M. Christy and Sons established a mill that produced the first woven towels in England at Fairfield Mill.
Fairfield is the location of Fairfield High School for Girls, Fairfield railway station and a place of worship. The community has been home to members of the Moravian Church for many years after Fairfield Moravian Church and Moravian Settlement were established in 1783.
Notable people from Fairfield include the artist Arthur Hardwick Marsh (1842-1909), and the merchant banker and art collector, Robin Benson (1850–1929).
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Fairfield Moravian Church
Fairfield Moravian Church and its surrounding settlement was founded in 1785 in Fairfield, a suburb near Droylsden, Lancashire (now Greater Manchester), England. It was founded by Benjamin La Trobe as a centre for evangelistic work for the Moravian Church in the Manchester area. Numbers 15, 28 and 30 Fairfield Square are Grade II* listed buildings.
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20–23 and 23A Fairfield Square
20–23 and 23A Fairfield Square comprise a range of five historic houses in the Fairfield Moravian Settlement in Droylsden, a town within Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. They are designated as Grade II* listed buildings for their architectural and historical significance and form part of the Moravian community established in the late 18th century.
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Fairfield High School for Girls
Fairfield High School for Girls, is an all-girls' secondary academy in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, England.