Milnrow
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| Milnrow | |
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  Milnrow shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 12,776 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| - London | 168 miles (270 km) SSE |
| Metropolitan borough | Rochdale |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ROCHDALE |
| Postcode district | OL16 |
| Dial code | 01706 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | Oldham East and Saddleworth |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Milnrow is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is ten miles (16 km) to the north-north-east of the city of Manchester, and one mile (1.6 km) east of Rochdale.
Historically part of Lancashire, Milnrow is situated at the foot of the Pennines, and bounded by Shaw and Crompton to the south, adjacent to Junction 21 of the M62 motorway. Newhey is a village contiguous with Milnrow, located on the southern border of the town.
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[edit] Geography and administration
Milnrow once formed part of the Butterworth township.[1]
From 1894 to 1974, Milnrow formed its own local government district; "Milnrow Urban District", and lay within the administrative county of Lancashire.[2]
With the coming of local government reforms in 1974, the town's independent Urban District status was abolished, and Milnrow has since formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, of Greater Manchester.
Although part of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, since 1997, Milnrow is represented in the House of Commons as part of the parliamentary constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth, by Phil Woolas MP (having previously formed part of the Littleborough and Saddleworth constituency).
[edit] History
[edit] Etymology
While a map from 1292 shows "Milnehouses" at Milnrow's current location, the village name is believed to be a corruption of the old pronunciation of "Millner Howe", a water driven corn mill mentioned in deeds of 1568 at a place called Mill Hill on the River Beal.[3]
[edit] Early history
Some parts of Milnrow used to fall within the ancient parish of Hundersfield.
For centuries, Milnrow's economy was primarily agrarian, though small-scale hand loom weaving of woollen goods was also common. With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the River Beal was harnessed to power large weaving mills. Around 1860, Milnrow's main industry changed from wool to cotton, which became the staple industry of the village until its general demise in the 1960s.
[edit] Recent history
Modern industry includes engineering, packaging materials, dyeing and finishing, and ink manufacture. Milnrow's main street (Dale Street) has since 1971 been bypassed by Elizabethan Way, the access road to the M62.
Milnrow's last cotton mill was Butterworth Hall Mill, demolished in the late 1990s.
[edit] Present day
Milnrow has numerous shops, churches and pubs, and is the home of Ellenroad Engine House where 'Victoria' and 'Alexandra', the world's largest steam cotton mill engines are maintained in working order and can still be seen in steam on the first Sunday of each month. Hollingworth Lake Country Park can also be found close by.
[edit] Notable residents
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[edit] References
- ^ "Official British Place Name Archives - Butterworth", Greater Manchester County Records Office - URL accessed January 3, 2006.
- ^ Milnrow UD, Vision of Britain. URL accessed January 3, 2007.
- ^ Ekwall, E., (1922), The Place-Names of Lancashire, EP Publishing.
