Wardleworth was a
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
at the geographic centre of the parish of
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...
, in
Salford hundred
The Salford Hundred (also known as Salfordshire) was one of the subdivisions (a hundred) of the historic county of Lancashire in Northern England. Its name alludes to its judicial centre being the township of Salford (the suffix ''-shire'' mea ...
,
Lancashire
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(now
Greater Manchester
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), England and later a separate
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
. The principal estate of the township was
Buckley. Though the administrative territory has long been abolished, the name continues as a geographic reference frame for that part of
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wid ...
.
Wardleworth was a township that included territory to the northeast of the town of Rochdale, including the hamlets of Buckley, Crankey Shaw and Hamer Fold, and, although close to the village of
Wardle, Wardleworth did not contain the settlement, which was instead within the neighbouring township of
Wuerdle and Wardle.
The
Buckley and
Entwistle families are recorded to have been the principal landowners of this township, with
Buckley Hall being the seat of the estate holders for many years.
History
Wardleworth was formerly a township in the parish of Rochdale, in 1866 Wardleworth became a separate
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
, in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Rochdale. In 1891 the parish had a population of 19,238.
See also
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Butterworth (ancient township)
Butterworth was a township occupying the southeastern part of the parish of Rochdale, in the hundred of Salford, Lancashire, England. It was also a civil parish. It encompassed of land in the South Pennines which spanned the settlements of Bel ...
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Wardleworth railway station
References and external links
Former civil parishes in Greater Manchester
History of Rochdale
Areas of Rochdale
Populated places disestablished in 1894
1894 disestablishments in England
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