Irlams o' th' Height

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Irlams o' th' Height is an area within Pendleton, toward the north west corner of the Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the extremity of the City of Salford metropolitan district boundary, and stands next to Swinton and Pendlebury. It also has borders with the rest of Eccles.

One of the main features of Irlams o' th' Height is the A6 dual carriageway running through it, with Bolton Road running parallel to it.

The village is on top of the Irwell Valley, and roads such as Bank Lane go down the valley to Duchy Road. There has been a settlement at Irlams o' th' Height for many centuries, and it is thought that the name derives from the Irlam family that ran the Pack Horse Inn. It was first recorded in the parish of Eccles in 1180.^[1] The village became prosperous in the 19th century due to the industrial revolution, and became a well established community of handloom weavers.^[1]

Some parts of the area are now designated as a conservation area, centreing on Queen Street, King Street and Claremont Road, as these retain the early street pattern. Thirty buildings are recognised as being of archaeological or historic interest in the Greater Manchester Sites and Monuments Register. The conservation area was designated in 1991, and it is 1.02 hectares (2.52 acres) in size.^[1]

Irlams o' th' Height had a railway station until 1955 when it was closed due to a low number of travellers. It was on the Manchester Victoria to Wigan Wallgate line. Heading towards Wigan, the proceeding station was Pendleton (closed in the 1980s upon Salford Crescent station opening) and the following station was Pendlebury, closed in 1960. Pendleton College, a sixth form college is situated on Dronfield Road, on the site of the former Pendleton High School for Girls, which closed in 1973. Buile Hill High School is nextdoor on Eccles Old Road (A576), close to Seedley. There is a large Co-op near the junction of the A580/A6 – the start of the A580. The area is normally over-run by teenagers, due to the surounding schools and college.