| Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale | |||
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| 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 (2008 est.) | |||
| - Total | 206,300 (Ranked 74th) | ||
| - Ethnicity (United Kingdom Estimate 2006) [1] |
86.5% White 11.4% S.Asian or mixed 1.4% Black or mixed 0.8% Chinese or 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 larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of 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 most parts are highly industrialised and densely populated, contiguous with one of the United Kingdom's major cities, some 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 1 April 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.
Prior to its creation, it was suggested that the metropolitan borough be named Chadwick (with reference to Sir Edwin Chadwick), but this was rejected in favour of Rochdale.[2]
Neighbouring districts
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham lies to the east, and the Metropolitan Borough of Bury lies to the west. The City of Manchester is to the south.
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)
Ethnic Group[3]
- White British - 174,200
- White Irish - 2,700
- White Other - 2,500
- South Asian - 22,200
- Black British - 1,500
- Chinese or Other - 1,200
- Mixed White and Asian - 900
- Mixed White and Black - 1,100
- Mixed Other - 400
Population change
The table below details the population change since 1801, including the percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale has only existed 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough.
| Population growth in Rochdale since 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Population | 28,689 | 36,815 | 46,440 | 57,377 | 69,956 | 80,317 | 102,247 | 124,177 | 146,107 | 151,490 | 165,617 | 181,061 | 181,227 | 181,395 | 177,574 | 173,833 | 188,316 | 204,071 | 206,351 | 204,802 | 205,233 |
| % change | – | +28.3 | +26.1 | +23.6 | +21.9 | +14.8 | +27.3 | +21.4 | +17.7 | +3.7 | +9.3 | +9.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | −2.1 | −2.1 | +8.3 | +8.4 | +1.1 | −0.8 | +0.2 |
| Source: Vision of Britain[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Twin Towns
The Borough of Rochdale has formal twinning arrangements with five places:[5] Two were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough boundaries prior to its creation in 1974. In addition, Rochdale supports friendship links with Avellino (Italy), Kabernet (Kenya) and Riga (Latvia).
| Country | Place | County / District / Region / State | Originally twinned with | Date | |||
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Germany |  |
Bielefeld |  |
North Rhine-Westphalia | County Borough of Rochdale | 1953 |
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Tourcoing |  |
Nord-Pas de Calais | County Borough of Rochdale | 1956 |
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Germany |  |
Peine |  |
Lower Saxony | Municipal Borough of Heywood | 1967 |
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Pakistan | Sahiwal | Punjab | Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale | 1988 | ||
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Ukraine |  |
Lviv |  |
Lviv Oblast | Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale | 1992 |
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Lead View Table
- ^ Clark 1973, p. 101.
- ^ Lead View Table
- ^ "Rochdale District: total population". Vision of Britain. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_table_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TPop&u_id=10076780&c_id=10001043&add=N. Retrieved on 20 December 2008.
- ^ "Town twinning". rochdale.gov.uk. http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/leisure_and_culture/libraries/town_twinning.aspx. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
Bibliography
- Clark, David M. (1973), Greater Manchester Votes: A Guide to the New Metropolitan Authorities, Redrose
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rochdale |
- www.rochdale.gov.uk, Rochdale Council.
- www.investinrochdale.co.uk/, Rochdale Development Agency - information on the borough, its economy and regeneration.
- www.pennineland.co.uk Development Arm of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) Uniting Private & Public Sector to support the Regeneration of Rochdale Borough
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Coordinates: 53°37′00″N 2°09′24″W / 53.6166667°N 2.15667°W
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