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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.
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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 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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Hollinwood Branch Canal
The Hollinwood Branch Canal was a canal near Hollinwood, in Oldham, England. It left the main line of the Ashton Canal at Fairfield Junction immediately above lock 18. It was just over 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and went through Droylsden and Waterhouses to terminate at Hollinwood Basin (Hollinwood Top Wharf). It rose through four locks at Waterhouses (19–22) and another four at Hollinwood (23–26). Immediately above lock 22 at Waterhouses was Fairbottom Junction where the Fairbottom Branch Canal started. Beyond Hollinwood Basin there was a lock free private branch, known as the Werneth Branch Canal, to Old Lane Colliery, which opened in 1797. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve.
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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).