| Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale | |||
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
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| Constituent country | England | ||
| Region | North West England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Greater Manchester | ||
| Admin HQ | Rochdale (Town Hall) | ||
| Founded | 1 April 1974 | ||
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| Government | |||
| - Type | Metropolitan borough | ||
| - Governing body | Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | ||
| - Mayor | Cllr. Peter Evans | ||
| - MPs: | Jim Dobbin (LC) Paul Rowen (LD) Phil Woolas (L) |
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| Population (2006 est.) | |||
| - Total | 206,500 (Ranked 65th) | ||
| - Ethnicity (2001 Census) |
88.6% White 9.8% S.Asian 2.36% Other |
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| Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0) | ||
| Postcodes | OL & M | ||
| Area code(s) | 0161 / 01706 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-RCH | ||
| ONS code | 00BQ | ||
| OS grid reference | SD897133 | ||
| NUTS 3 | UKD32 | ||
| Website: www.rochdale.gov.uk | |||
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far largest area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough, Castleton, Milnrow and Wardle. The borough was formed in 1974 as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 and is an amalgamation of six former local government districts. It was originally proposed that the borough include the neighbouring town of Bury and disclude Middleton; Bury however went on to form the administrative centre for the adjacent Metropolitan Borough of Bury. The borough, which lies directly north-northeast of the City of Manchester, has a population of 206,500, and although some parts are highly industrialised and densely populated, contiguous with one of the United Kingdom's major cities, much of the borough consists of rural open space, for the most part due the territory in the eastern half stretching across Blackstone Edge and the Pennine hills.
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History
The borough, which is the largest such borough of Greater Manchester, was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the former county borough of Rochdale and, from the administrative county of Lancashire, the municipal boroughs of Heywood and Middleton, along with the urban districts of Littleborough, Milnrow and Wardle.
Neighbouring districts
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham lies to the east, and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury lies to the west.
Unparished Areas
Showing former status (prior to 1974)
- Heywood (Municipal Borough)
- Littleborough (Urban District)
- Middleton (Municipal Borough)
- Milnrow (Urban District)
- Rochdale (County Borough)
- Wardle (Urban District)
External links
- Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy, investment and regeneration activity
 Districts of North West England |
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Allerdale • Barrow-in-Furness • Blackburn with Darwen • Blackpool • Bolton • Burnley • Bury • Carlisle • Chester • Chorley • Congleton • Copeland • Crewe and Nantwich • Eden • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Fylde • Halton • Hyndburn • Knowsley • Lancaster • Liverpool • Macclesfield • Manchester • Oldham • Pendle • Preston • Ribble Valley • Rochdale • Rossendale • St Helens • Salford • Sefton • South Lakeland • South Ribble • Stockport • Tameside • Trafford • Vale Royal • Warrington • West Lancashire • Wigan • Wirral • Wyre |
External links
- Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy and regeneration
