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Ashworth, Greater Manchester
Ashworth is a hamlet within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Ashworth Valley, on the western edge of Rochdale, set amongst the Pennines. It is separated from Rochdale by the Naden Brook.
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Naden Brook
Naden Brook is a watercourse in northwest England. It rises in the hills above Norden, near the boundary of Lancashire and Greater Manchester. From here it flows south to Heywood, where it merges with the River Roch.
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Birtle, Greater Manchester
Birtle is an affluent hamlet Historically in the parish of Bury, Lancashire, now within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Cheesden Valley, set amongst the Pennines.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Birtle is archaically referred to as Bircle or Birkle, which means Birch Hill. Together with neighbouring Bamford, it formed the civil parish of Birtle-with-Bamford (also known as Birtle-cum-Bamford). It was in Middleton ecclesiastical parish and in Bury poor law Union. In 1933, Birtle-with-Bamford was dissolved with Birtle being amalgamated into the Municipal Borough of Heywood.
The local church is Bircle Church, St. John the Baptist, Castle Hill Road, Bircle, Bury. In addition to the graveyard and garden of remembrance, the Church land includes an area now known as 'Bircle Church Wood', which was gifted by the Reverend Trend Smith.
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Bamford, Greater Manchester
Bamford is a suburban area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire until the local government reorganisation of 1974, Bamford was formerly a township within the civil parish of Middleton and later part of the Birtle-with-Bamford township. Today, it is primarily a residential district situated to the west of Rochdale town centre.
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Norden, Greater Manchester
Norden is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire until the local government reorganisation of 1974, it lies on the western outskirts of Rochdale and had a population of 9,733 according to the 2021 census. The village is situated along the A680 Edenfield Road, which connects Rochdale to Edenfield in Rossendale.