| Alkrington Garden Village | |
| Alkrington | |
Alkrington Hall |
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Alkrington Garden Village
Alkrington Garden Village shown within Greater Manchester |
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| OS grid reference | SD875045 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Rochdale |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M24 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Heywood and Middleton |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Alkrington Garden Village, more commonly known as Alkrington,[1] is a suburb of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.[2]
Historically a part of Lancashire, during the Middle Ages, Alkrington was a township in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, and hundred of Salford.[2][3] Once rolling farmland, it was in 1886 when Alkrington was added to the Municipal Borough of Middleton,[2] and developed into a premium residential area.[1]
Alkrington is the site of Alkrington Hall and its accompanying woodland.[1] Some 125 acres (50 ha) of the woodland is a designated Local Nature Reserve. [4]
The collector Sir Ashton Lever was born at Alkrington Hall. The comedian Steve Coogan was born and raised in Alkrington,[5] and another comedian called Bernard Manning lived in the area for more than 20 years.[6]
The footballer Ashley Ward was born and raised in Alkrington.