Radcliffe (Grand Manchester)

Radcliffe est une ville britannique située traditionnellement dans le Lancashire (Angleterre), mais qui fait partie depuis 1974 du nouveau comté urbain du Grand Manchester. Sa population est estimée en 2001 à 34 239 habitants. Bury est la ville de naissance de Nellie Halstead, athlète britannique médaillée de bronze aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1936, ainsi que du footballeur et entraîneur Billy Hampson, célèbre pour être le joueur le plus âgé à avoir joué une finale de FA Cup.

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Radcliffe, Greater Manchester

Radcliffe is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Irwell Valley 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Manchester and 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Bury and is contiguous with Whitefield to the south. The disused Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal bisects the town. Evidence of Mesolithic, Roman and Norman activity has been found in Radcliffe and its surroundings. A Roman road passes through the area, along the border between Radcliffe and Bury. Radcliffe appears in an entry of the Domesday Book as "Radeclive" and in the High Middle Ages formed a small parish and township centred on the Church of St Mary and the manorial Radcliffe Tower, both of which are Grade I listed buildings. Plentiful coal in the area facilitated the Industrial Revolution, providing fuel for the cotton spinning and papermaking industries. By the mid-19th century, Radcliffe was an important mill town with cotton mills, bleachworks and a road, canal and railway network. At the 2011 Census, Radcliffe had a population of 29,950. Radcliffe is predominantly a residential area whose few remaining cotton mill buildings are now occupied by small businesses. At the 2021 Census, the population of Radcliffe had seen an increase, rising to 31,307.

Radcliffe Cenotaph

Radcliffe Cenotaph is a Grade II* listed war memorial on Blackburn Street in Radcliffe, within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It commemorates the men and women of Radcliffe who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars.

Radcliffe Town Hall

Radcliffe Town Hall is a municipal structure in Spring Lane in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Radcliffe Borough Council, is a locally listed building.

Radcliffe Bridge railway station

Radcliffe Bridge railway station served Radcliffe, in Greater Manchester, England. It was built on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway line, between Bury Bolton Street and Clifton Junction. It was opened on 25 September 1846 and was closed on 7 July 1958.

Radcliffe bus station

Radcliffe bus station is a bus station in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester and, in its previous form, opened in April 1984. It was situated on Dale Street in Radcliffe. The newly constructed Radcliffe bus station is situated at the junction of the A665 (Pilkington Road) and Dale street, Radcliffe.