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7 unusual facts about Rochdale


Alexander Meiklejohn

Meiklejohn was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England of Scottish descent, being the youngest of eight sons.

Alice Ingham

She was born in Rochdale and after an elementary education went to work in a woolen mill, after which she was apprenticed to her father, a draper based in Yorkshire Street.

Derby sex gang

This case occurred after other incidents in Rochdale, Preston and Rotherham, where Asian gangs, usually Muslim Pakistani men, had been convicted of child grooming and rape.

Norman Evans

Norman Evans (11 June 1901 – 25 November 1962), was a variety and radio performer, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England.

Richard Clogg

Richard Clogg (born 1939 at Rochdale) is a British historian.

Rochdale, Queens

The property is the former site of Jamaica Racetrack, which was operated by the Metropolitan Jockey Club and its successor, the Greater New York Association (now the New York Racing Association.) When the NYRA decided to renovate Greater Jamaica's other track, Aqueduct Racetrack (in South Ozone Park), it also decided to close Jamaica Racetrack when the Aqueduct Racetrack's improvements were finished.

William Lassell

Born in Bolton, a town west of Manchester, and educated in Rochdale, after the death of his father, he was apprenticed from 1814 to 1821 to a merchant in Liverpool.


Aden Flint

Flint made his Swindon debut in the 1–1 draw with Rochdale and featured in the following fixture against Leyton Orient which resulted in a 3–0 loss for the Wiltshire club.

Albert Joseph Moore

He executed other important decorative works, like 'The Last Supper' and some paintings for a church at Rochdale, the hall at Claremont, the proscenium of the Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, and a frieze of peacocks for Mr. Lehmann.

Andrew Tutte

On 28 August 2010 in a match against Brentford which Rochdale won 3–1, Tutte provided a double assist in a match for Anthony Elding and Jason Kennedy respectively.

Andy Milner

Milner was to chalk up an almost identical tally of league appearances and goals with Chester to his time at Rochdale, with his striking partners including former England forward Cyrille Regis and Chester's record league goalscorer, Stuart Rimmer.

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

The inspiration to write the song was a 19th-century circus poster for Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal, Rochdale, that Lennon purchased in an antique shop on 31 January 1967, while filming the promotional video for "Strawberry Fields Forever" in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Black peas

Consumption is limited to certain areas within the historical boundaries of Lancashire, notably Oldham, Wigan, Bury, Rochdale, Preston, Stalybridge and Bolton.

Bobby Scaife

On leaving Rochdale, he joined Whitby Town where his father, Bob, was chairman, later playing for Scarborough, Guisborough Town, South Bank and Newcastle Blue Star.

Callum Warburton

He made his first team debut as extra-time substitute, for Adam Rundle in Rochdale's 0-0 draw away to Hartlepool United, a game which Hartlepool eventually won 4-2 on penalties.

Castleton, Greater Manchester

The Manchester and Leeds Railway Company (later the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) arrived in Castleton in 1839, and it was here that the line formerly diverged to Bury, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall, Bacup and finally rejoined the main line at Rochdale.

Christ Church, Worthing

The organ, which was originally built by J.J.Binns of Leeds in 1892 for Baillie Street Methodist Church in Rochdale, was obtained in 1967 through Percy Daniel & Co.

Ciarán Toner

Toner had a race to be fit for the opening day of the 2009–10 football season after having problems with his ear drum in Rochdale's pre-season training camp in Marbella before suffering from shin splints which made him miss the rest of Rochdale's pre season matches.

Cleveland Campbell

Cleveland was arrested and charged with grievous bodily harm after an alleged altercation at the 21st birthday party of ex-Hollyoaks' actress Gemma Atkinson in Rochdale.

Clive Moyo-Modise

He left Rochdale on 11 May 2007 and later joined South African Premier Soccer League side Bidvest Wits.

Clive Platt

Shakers manager David Flitcroft had recruited Platt on the same day that he managed to bring in Rochdale's Andrew Tutte and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro of Tranmere Rovers.

Cowm clash

It consists of a 1.4 km swim in Cowm Reservoir, which is in Whitworth, Rochdale, a 200m run to the T1 transition and then a 42 km bike ride around the surrounding towns and villages which includes 5 sporting climbs and this is followed by a 9.2 km triple loop run of the reservoir including 3 climbs of the large earth dam.

Danny Sculthorpe

Wigan coach Stuart Raper commented: "Danny is fit, but we've nowhere to play him. At Rochdale he's in an environment he'll be comfortable in and it will enable us to assess his return to fitness. It is another step on his road back to match action."

Derek Parlane

He spent the 1985–86 season in Belgium with Racing Jet, before returning to play two seasons with Rochdale from 1986 to 1988, playing 42 games and scoring 10 times.

Dorning Rasbotham

One of his sons, another Dorning Rasbotham, is associated with Alkrington Hall, Middleton, Rochdale, Lancashire, a noble brick building surrounded by a park of 80 acres (324,000 m²), whose architect was Giacomo Leoni (1686–1746).

First North Western

First North Western operated services from Rochdale and Manchester Airport to London Euston from 1997 until 1999.

George Nicoll Barnes

At the 1895 general election he stood unsuccessfully for the Independent Labour Party in Rochdale.

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Rochdale: E30 Rochdale (Two Water Tender Ladders), E31Littleborough (Two Water Tender Ladders), E32 Heywood (Two Water Tender Ladders, Water Incident Unit)

Healey, Greater Manchester

It covers Shawclough, Syke and Nook Farm, as well as the rest of the land known as Healey on the right hand side of Whitworth Road (A671) after Gale Street up to Healey Corner (Whitworth/Rochdale boundary).

Ian Griffiths

Ian James Griffiths (born 17 April 1960) is an English former footballer who played for Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale, Port Vale, Wigan Athletic, Mazda Hiroshima, and Wrexham.

Ian Thompstone

Ian Thompstone (born 17 January 1971) is an English former footballer who played for Manchester City, Exeter City, Halifax Town, Scunthorpe United, Rochdale and Scarborough as a midfielder.

Kevin Maher

During the 1998–99 season, Maher scored his first career goal in a 1–1 draw with Rochdale.

Les Chapman

He spent four seasons at Valley Parade making 139 league appearances, before leaving on a free transfer for Rochdale where he spent two seasons, playing nearly 100 games for the Spotland side.

Manchester Communication Academy

The school was built in 2009-10 by Laing O'Rourke at a site on the corner of Rochdale Road and Queen's Road.

Manchester Hydraulic Power

It was constructed at Pott Street in Ancoats, close to the Rochdale Canal, and had four pumping engines and two accumulators.

Nathan D'Laryea

He joined Rochdale but made only eight appearances in two seasons and he quit professional football to study for a degree in English Language at the University of Manchester.

Norden, Greater Manchester

As a result of changes to boundaries, Norden ward is divided between Heywood and Middleton and Rochdale constituencies, represented in Parliament by Jim Dobbin (of the Labour Party) and Simon Danczuk (also of the Labour Party).

Oldham King Street Metrolink station

Oldham King Street Metrolink station is a stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line (ORL) of Greater Manchester's light-rail Metrolink system and is located opposite Oldham Sixth Form College, at the junction of King Street and Union Street in Oldham, England.

Queenie Newall

Her grandfather John Fenton was the Member of Parliament for Rochdale following the 1832 and 1837 general elections.

Rochdale Crossing

Rochdale Crossing is a shopping centre located in the northwest corner of Regina, Saskatchewan, located at the corner of Rochdale & McCarthy Boulevards across from Michael A. Riffel High School.

Rochdale pioneers

The Rochdale Pioneers Museum, an exhibition centre in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England

Rochdale Principles

The original Rochdale Principles were officially adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in 1937 as the Rochdale Principles of Co-operation.

Rochdale Town Hall

The first stone was laid by Thomas Schofield JP, Alderman and Rochdale Borough Councillor, on 19 October 1885 and the tower was declared complete on 20 June 1887, the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

Ryan Kidd

On 21 December 2011, Kidd was named as assistant to Rochdale's caretaker manager Chris Beech.

Simon Whaley

Whaley started Norwich's first four games, but then lost his place under new manager Paul Lambert, and in mid-September he joined Rochdale on a month's loan.

Steve Linnane

He was assistant coach at the Newcastle Knights to Mal Reilly and Warren Ryan from 1997 to 1999, and then became head coach at English club Rochdale in December 1999.

The Peel Group

The Group moved into the energy sector in 2008 with the opening of Scout Moor Wind Farm on the West Pennine Moors in Greater Manchester nearby Edenfield and Rochdale.

Todmorden bus station

The station consists of five stands, and is used by First West Yorkshire, TLC Travel and Rossendalebus who operate services to areas around Todmorden and to the towns of Bacup, Burnley, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Littleborough, Rawtenstall, Rochdale and Walsden.

Tommy English

After being released in 1984, he made a handful of appearances for Rochdale and Plymouth Argyle as a non-contract player, before signing for Colchester United in 1985.

Torrington by-election, 1958

Following Granada Television's screening of the Rochdale by-election earlier in the year, BBC Television chose Torrington for their second election broadcast (after the 1955 general election).

Trésor Kandol

On 18 November 2006, Kandol scored an injury time winner against Rochdale at Underhill to complete his hat-trick that also saw Barnet win their third consecutive league game.


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