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This is the Market town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, north, England.
By Mark on March 1, 2010
Welcome to Rochdale it is a large market town in the English county of Greater Manchester. You will find this town in the foothills of the Pennines on the River Roch, it is about 5.3 miles or 8.5 km north-northwest of a larger English town known as Oldham, and is about 9.8 miles or 15.8 km north-northeast of the large city of Manchester. There are a few other areas like villages which surround Rochdale and because of this it creates the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, and this makes Rochdale the largest and main settlement within the borough. The towns population is around 95,796 and the wider borough, 206,500.
Now if you were to head back into the past you will find that Rochdale was a part of another english county known as Lancashire. This town was created back in the Domesday Book of 1086 under Recedham Manor, it was an ancient parish in a division of the hundred of Salford. The hundred of Salford was an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire, in northern England. It was sometimes known as Salfordshire, the name alluding to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix -shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). It is also known as the Royal Manor of Salford and the Salford wapentake. And was also the largest ecclesiastical parishes in England comprising several townships. By the year 1251, this town had grown into a centre of nothern England’s woollen trade and by the 18th century, many wealthy merchants had moved to Rochdale. Because of this woollen trade, Rochdale was also granted a Royal Charter.
This is a picture taken from Flickr of Rochdale.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Rochdale Canal.
Rochdale started to become a major mill town and of textile manufacture in the 19th century, alot of this happened due to the Industrial Revolution and it also was one of first ever industrialised towns. Also the Rochdale Canal, became a major player, meaning that trading of materials like cotton, wool, coal became accessible around the United Kingdom. Due to the success of Rochdale’s textile industry in the 19th century, this led to thed town expanding into a borough. But sadly by the 20th century, things started to go bad with the decline of the success that this town had grown and it finally all came to a halt.
This is another picture taken from flickr of the canal going through Rochdale.
Today you will find that Rochdale is more of a residential town with a Town-Hall of Grade I listed building—dates from 1871 and this building is one of the United Kingdoms finest examples of Victorian Gothic revival architecture. This town was also the birthplace of the t.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Royal Charter.
This is a picture taken from flickr of the Pennines hills near Rochdale.
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1:10 pm on April 18th, 2010
I have just come back from Rochedale and I live in Brisbane. I wondered if I could be directed to a site to learn about the history of how the Fijians came to be playing rugby in Rochedale. I have a cousin who lives in Rochedale and his stories were interesting enough, but I needed to record some dates and facts from a reliable source so that I could use it as a historical or reference book for future use. I enjoyed reading your article about Rochedale. Thanks.
2:10 pm on April 18th, 2010
Hi and many thanks for your kind words, here is a link that might help you out not quite sure thorough,
http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/s/1083824_fijians_settle_in_for_flying_start_to_tour,
I think it was around the 6th December 2008.
Kind regards
Mark.
12:15 am on April 19th, 2010
Thank you for the news clip. It has helped me clarify some exact dates and names of the clubs that the men of the 60s were involved with. I appreciate your prompt reply. If you come across anything regarding Fijians abroad during the early period – 1960s to 1980s – I would appreciate it. Thanks again. Kind regards, Laisa.