Balderstone, Greater Manchester

Balderstone

St Mary's church
Balderstone
 Balderstone shown within Greater Manchester
Population 9,699 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSD9051
Metropolitan boroughRochdale
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town ROCHDALE
Postcode district OL11
Dialling code 01706
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentRochdale
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°36′00″N 2°08′42″W / 53.5999°N 2.1450°W

Balderstone is a district and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in the county of Greater Manchester, England.[1] According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699.

Education

School Description Ofsted Website
St Mary's C.E. Primary School, Balderstone Primary school 105804 website
Balderstone Technology College Secondary school 105836 website

Religion

St Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an Anglican church.[2] It is one of three churches in the South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King; the other two are St Luke's Church, Deeplish and St Peter's Church, Newbold.[3]

Notable people

John Ellis (1874–1932) was born in Balderstone and became one of the United Kingdom's executioners. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.[4]

References

  1. Area: Balderstone (Ward). Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. Saint Mary Church, Balderstone. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. Fielding, Steve (2007). The Executioner's Bible. London: John Blake Publishing. pp. 61–91. ISBN 978-1-84454-422-6.