Nimble Nook is a locality in the town of

Chadderton Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Oldham, south of Rochdale and north-east of Manchester. The ...

in the

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. Nimble Nook lies 1.3 miles south west of Chadderton's modern commercial centre on Middleton Road and is located around the junction of Denton Lane and Foxdenton Lane. The arterial road Broadway (A663), constructed in 1925, bisects the area from north to south. Nimble Nook is contiguous with other areas of Chadderton - Butler Green, Whitegate and Cowhill with semi-rural Foxdenton to the west.

History

Records mentioning Thatch Leach, an area of former wetlands in the district, date from the 13th century when lands in the area were granted to the

Stanlaw Abbey The Abbey of St. Mary at Stanlaw (or Stanlow as it has been posthumously known since a Victorian cartographical error), was a Cistercian foundation situated on Stanlaw - now Stanlow Point, on the banks of the River Mersey in the Wirral Peninsula, ...

religious order. The name Thatch Leach survives as a street name in the area. Matthew Fold, a farmstead in the area, is mentioned in records dating to 1691. The mid to late 18th century saw the emergence of a small village at Nimble Nook. A former farmhouse became one of Chadderton's earliest public houses. The Sportsman, which was first licensed in 1794, survives to the present day. In 1825 the author and local historian

James Butterworth James Butterworth also known as Paul Bobbin (28 August 1771 – 23 November 1837) was an English author, poet, antiquarian and topographer of Manchester and the surrounding area. Life The youngest of 11 children, Butterworth was born on 28 Aug ...

described "a place called Nimble-Nook, a public house, and several ranges of brick cottages, constitute this place." Formerly Nimble Nook Working Men's Club — Nimble Nook Sports & Social Club was formed in 1878. The club moved in 1910 to its current address of Foxdenton Lane. In 2018, the club was given local authority consent to demolish and rebuild the social club, and construct six houses on part of the site.

Education

The Kingfisher Community Special School is located in this district as is the

Blessed John Henry Newman RC College Newman Catholic College or, in full, Saint John Henry Newman RC College is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England under the Roman Catholic Diocese ...

, the main Catholic secondary school for the wider

area. The school occupies the site of the former

Chadderton Grammar School North Chadderton School is a mixed gender secondary school and sixth form, located in Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Admissions The range of academic years correspond to ages from 11 to 18. The s ...

. An infants and junior school, Eaves Lane Council School, served the area from 1921 when it took pupils from Denton Lane School. The school closed in 1970 and its pupils transferred to Christ Church School.

Religion

St Saviours, a daughter church of the extensive Parish of Christ Church, served Nimble Nook from 1910 to 1985 when a new church was built at Bishopgate St half a mile away. The area was also served by Eaves Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church. Founded in 1914, the church closed in 1966 when it merged with other local churches to form South Chadderton Methodist Church in neighbouring Butler Green.

Transport

Bee Network The Bee Network is an integrated transport network for Greater Manchester, comprising bus, tram, cycling and walking routes. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is expected to have commuter rail services joining the network in 2028. Initial ...

operate the following bus services - 181/182 to Manchester City Centre via

New Moston New Moston is an area of north Manchester, England, four and a half miles northeast of Manchester city centre, between Moston, Failsworth and Chadderton. New Moston Primary School was founded in 1901. Nuthurst Park opened in 1915, followin ...

and

Newton Heath Newton Heath is an area of Manchester, England, north-east of Manchester city centre and with a population of 9,883. Historically part of Lancashire, Newton was formerly a farming area, but adopted the factory system following the Industrial ...

and to Shaw via

and

Royton Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Ol ...

. Service 415 to

Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...

via Cowhill and to Middleton via

Alkrington Alkrington Garden Village is a suburban area of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Alkrington lies on the northern edge of the city of Manchester with the suburb of Blackley directly to the south. ...

References

{{Geographic Location , title = Neighbouring localities. , Northwest = Firwood Park , North = Stock Brook , Northeast = Cowhill , West = Foxdenton , Centre = Nimble Nook , East = Butler Green , Southwest = Greengate , South = Whitegate , Southeast = Coalshaw Green Areas of Chadderton