Springfield Park (Rochdale)
Springfield Park is a large public park located between Rochdale and Heywood in Greater Manchester. Completed in 1927 on the former site of a 13th-century monastic grange, it is the largest park in the borough at 42 acres Attractions include a miniature steam railway, a lake and a children's play area. Sporting facilities include football and cricket pitches, tennis courts, a golf course and a mountaineering course. The park slopes gently down to the River Roch. In 2020, the park received government funding to plant more trees as part of a nationwide project.
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Matthew Moss High School
Matthew Moss High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Rochdale in the English county of Greater Manchester.
Previously a community school administered by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, in November 2019 Matthew Moss High School converted to academy status and is now part of the Watergrove Trust.
Matthew Moss High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also operates the Matthew Moss Sports Centre which offers facilities to the local community as well as for pupils. Facilities include a sports hall, fitness suite and astroturf pitches.
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Sudden Brook
Sudden Brook is a watercourse in Greater Manchester and a tributary of the River Roch. It originates in to the north of Royton, Oldham and flows Northwards through Kirkholt and Sandbrook Park to join the River Roch at Sudden.
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Mars Mill, Castleton
Mars Mill was a former cotton spinning mill in Castleton, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Castleton joined the Borough of Rochdale in 1899. Queensway, Castleton was a hub of cotton mills; Mars, Marland, and Castleton Mill were a group of three. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in 1935 and passed to Courtaulds in 1964 and demolished in the 1990s; Marland survived until 2004.
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Crimble Mill
Crimble Mill is a Grade II* listed former textile mill on Crimble Lane, Heywood, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it was built in the early 19th century for cotton spinning and later adapted for wool production. Vacant since 2002, the mill is on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register following years of deterioration, including a partial roof collapse in 2019. A major redevelopment approved in 2023 aims to restore the building for residential and commercial use.
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