Coldhurst
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 Horsedge Street in Coldhurst |
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  Coldhurst |
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| Population | 11,935 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SD921058 |
| Metropolitan borough | Oldham |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | OLDHAM |
| Postcode district | OL1 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Oldham West and Royton |
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Coordinates: 53°32′56″N 2°07′07″W / 53.548981°N 2.118491°W
Coldhurst (or more rarely Cold Hurst) is an area of Oldham, and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, it had a population of 11,935.[1] The electoral ward spans most of Oldham's town centre,[2] although the name Coldhurst conventionally applies to the area immediately north of the centre.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Coldhurst was formerly a chapelry within the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in the Salfordshire hundred.[3]
An old Hall existed in the locality, belonging to Abram Crompton, Esq, which gave its name to Crompton Street.
Coldhurst is said to have been the scene of an action in the English Civil War, in which the parliamentarians were defeated.[3]
Following the Industrial Revolution, Coldhurst was the site of considerable industry and commerce, including coal mining, cotton spinning and hat manufacture.[3]
Coldhurst is the home of a significant community of South Asian (particularly Bangladeshi) heritage.[1] 37% of the population is non-white and most of the white residents live in "bleak council developments".[2] In 2001, Coldhurst was in the 5% most deprived wards in the United Kingdom.[4]
A photograph of Coldhurst during the Victorian era was used as part of the "Made of Manchester" promotion of the home strip worn by Manchester United F.C. for the 2012-13 season.[5]
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United Kingdom Census 2001. "Coldhurst (Ward)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Criddle 2002, p. 602.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 British History Online (1848). "'Cold-Ashby - Coley' A Topographical Dictionary of England". Victoria County History. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ↑ David Ritchie (2001-12-11). "The Ritchie Report". Oldham Independent Review. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
- ↑ Keegan, Mike (2012-05-16). "United’s kit Made of Manchester? Actually that’s Oldham...". Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
Bibliography
- Brownbill, J; William Farrer (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Victoria County History. ISBN 978-0-7129-1055-2.
- Criddle, Byron; Waller, Robert (2002). Almanac of British Politics. Great Britain: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-26833-8.
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