Tyldesley
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| Tyldesley | |
  Tyldesley shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 34,022 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Wigan |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M29 |
| Dialling code | 01942 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Worsley |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Tyldesley (pronounced "tils-lee") is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Wigan and has a total resident population of 34,022.
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[edit] History
[edit] Toponymy
Tyldesley means "Tilwald's wood or clearing", from Old English personal name Tilwald / Tīlwald and leăh "wood, clearing". The name was recorded as Tildesleiha circa 1210. [1] The name Tyldesley is pronounced "Tilslee". Locally it is also known as "Bongs" due to its location on a hill or bank "Bongs" is an old Lancashire dialect term for such a location.[citation needed](See explanation: "Tyldesley is known locally as 'Bongs' after the original name of the town 'Tyldesley Banks'. In local dialect 'Banks' became corrupted to 'Bongs.' The Banks refers to the hill upon which the town was established." On the Tyldesley & District History Society site (see External Links). The nearby town of Atherton known as "Bent".
[edit] Earliest history
In 1947 two urns containing about 600 Roman bronze coins, minted between AD 259 and AD 273, were found near the route of the ancient Roman road in the town. Remains of a Roman road run through the area, which served the camps at what are now Wigan and Manchester.
[edit] Industrial Revolution
Tyldesley grew to prominence, like many of its neighbours, through the coal and cotton industries. Land reclamation and new housing developments have changed the face of its outlying areas, but the centre still retains the atmosphere of a bustling market town[citation needed]with a refurbished market square. The steep terraces branching off the main streets give the town a distinctive character.
Opposite the market is an old church known as Top Chapel. This was built in 1789 for the Countess of Huntingdon’s sect which had broken away from the Church of England.
Edward Entwistle, who was the driver of the first 'inter-city', steam powered, scheduled passenger train in the world, was born in Tyldesley in 1815. He drove the passenger service on the Liverpool to Manchester line.
[edit] Governance
Tyldesley became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894, with an elected urban district council. It initially covered the ancient parish of Tyldesley cum Shakerley. The parish of Astley was added in 1933 from the disbanded Leigh Rural District. The urban district was abolished in 1974 with the area becoming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester. The town however, remains within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire.
The electoral ward of Tyldesley has three council seats on the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan Council
[edit] Sports
Tyldesley Rugby Union Football Club was formed in 1881 Which has some of the most up and coming rugby players around, Lewis Bender Harrington who recently has had interest from Sale Sharks Ladies Team is a local hero who has been playing there for many years. There is also the Tyldesley Tennis Club. Although Hindsford technically is not part of Tyldesley, their football team can be found at the bottom of Squires Lane. Past players include Tom Finch who was offered a contract by Inter which he turned down as he didn't want to move away from the area, he is currently in talks with many English Premiership sides and is in close contact with Fabio Capello about leading the England side to World Cup glory in 2010
All the best jell
[edit] Crime
Tyldesly has some of the lowest recorded crime levels in Greater Manchester, although there was recently a shooting of a young man on Rutland Road
[edit] Education
The main school for secondary education in Tyldesley is Fred Longworth High School, which was awarded Arts College status in 1998. They practically owned the Wigan Borough in the football, the football team of class of '00-'05 featured stars such as Chris Heslop, Luke Dutton and John Kendall. Other high schools in the area include Hesketh Fletcher (CE) in Atherton, St Marys High School (RC), the only Catholic high school and sixth form in the area and Bedford High, although this is more toward Leigh than Tyldesley. Primary schools in the area include Kingshill (formerly Tyldesley County Primary), Sacred Heart RC Primary, Hindsford CE, and St Georges Central, which was a amalgamation in the late 1990's of the historical St George's school and Tyldesley Central school. Shackerley Primary closed down recently, and Garrett Hall Primary School, which was awarded best primary school in Tyldesley, which is a poor decision (TCP OWN).
