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'''Thornham''' is a [[suburb]] |
'''Thornham''' is a [[suburb]]an area straddling [[Middleton, Greater Manchester|Middleton]], [[Royton]] and [[Rochdale]], [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref name="GM Gazetteer">{{cite web |url=http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzt2w.htm |title=Greater Manchester Gazetteer|publisher=Greater Manchester County Record Office|accessdate=24 June 2008|at=Place Names T to W|archivedate=18 July 2011|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110718144311/http://www.gmcro.co.uk/Guides/Gazeteer/gazzt2w.htm}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/Greater_Manchester_Boroughs/images/Manchester_OM_FR.jpg{{Dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> The area crosses the border of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham]] and the [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale]] and is divided at a constituency and [[Wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] level.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> |
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[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], Thornham was once a [[Township (England)|township]] within the parish of Middleton, encompassing the outlying [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Slattocks, Stake Hill, Buersill Head and [[Tandle Hill]], before being divided between Middleton, Royton, and Rochdale by the [[Local Government Act 1894]].<ref name="County of Lanc">{{cite book |last=Brownbill|first=J|author2=William Farrer |title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5|publisher=Victoria County History|year=1911|pages=173–174|isbn=978-0-7129-1055-2}}</ref> Part of this area was known as Gravel Hole, because of large [[gravel]] pits, and is still referred to as such on some maps. |
[[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of [[Lancashire]], Thornham was once a [[Township (England)|township]] within the parish of Middleton, encompassing the outlying [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Slattocks, Stake Hill, Buersill Head and [[Tandle Hill]], before being divided between Middleton, Royton, and Rochdale by the [[Local Government Act 1894]].<ref name="County of Lanc">{{cite book |last=Brownbill|first=J|author2=William Farrer |title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5|publisher=Victoria County History|year=1911|pages=173–174|isbn=978-0-7129-1055-2}}</ref> Part of this area was known as Gravel Hole, because of large [[gravel]] pits, and is still referred to as such on some maps. |
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Revision as of 00:30, 20 December 2014
| Thornham | |
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 St John the Evangelist Church, Thornham | |
| OS grid reference | SD910096 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Land | England |
| Sovereign state | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Post town | OLDHAM / ROCHDALE |
| Postcode district | OL2 / OL16 |
| Dialling code | 0161 / 01706 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Thornham is a suburban area straddling Middleton, Royton and Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.[1][2] The area crosses the border of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale and is divided at a constituency and electoral ward level.[2]
Historically part of Lancashire, Thornham was once a township within the parish of Middleton, encompassing the outlying hamlets of Slattocks, Stake Hill, Buersill Head and Tandle Hill, before being divided between Middleton, Royton, and Rochdale by the Local Government Act 1894.[3] Part of this area was known as Gravel Hole, because of large gravel pits, and is still referred to as such on some maps.
Governance
Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Thornham was a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Middleton and Oldham poor law Union.[1] In 1879, part of the township was included in the area of the commissioners for the improvement of Middleton and Tonge townships, and in 1886 became part of the Municipal Borough of Middleton.[1] In 1879, other parts of the township were included in the Royton and Castleton-by-Rochdale Local boards of health.[1] In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area divided between Middleton, Royton Urban District and Castleton-by-Rochdale Urban District, with the latter district divided between the County Borough of Rochdale and Municipal Borough of Heywood in 1900.[1]
Bildung
Thornham is served by "Thornham St. James Cof E Primary School" (which lies within the border of Royton and is thus administered by Oldham L.E.A) and "St John's CE Primary Thornham" (which lies within Rochdale), and thus administered by Rochdale L.E.A.[4] For secondary education, St Cuthbert's RC Business and Enterprise College is also located in the Rochdale part of the area.
Notable people
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References
- ^ a b c d e "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ a b http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/Greater_Manchester_Boroughs/images/Manchester_OM_FR.jpg[dead link]
- ^ Brownbill, J; William Farrer (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Victoria County History. pp. 173–174. ISBN 978-0-7129-1055-2.
- ^ St John's CE Primary Thornham - Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
- ^ Duthie, R. B. (September 2010) [2004]. "Platt, Sir Harry, first baronet (1886–1986)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 July 2013.(subscription or UK public library membership required)
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