Foxdenton

Foxdenton
Foxdenton
 Foxdenton shown within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD 89520 04734
Metropolitan boroughOldham
Metropolitan county Greater Manchester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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 ParliamentOldham West and Royton
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Coordinates: 53°32′21″N 2°09′35″W / 53.539147°N 2.1596081°W

Foxdenton is a semi rural locality in Chadderton in Greater Manchester.[1]

It is located in the west of Chadderton. Middleton Junction lies to the west with Nimble Nook to the east.

It is the location of the manorial Foxdenton Hall and its grounds, Foxdenton Park.

There are several working farms remaining in Foxdenton. The farmhouse at Foxdenton Farm is a grade II listed building.[2]

Foxdenton Hall

Foxdenton Hall, Chadderton

Foxdenton Hall is a Grade II* listed country house which stands in Foxdenton Park. It is a two storey Georgian house with an English garden wall bond exterior and its own private gardens.

It was built between 1710 and 1730 for Alexander Radclyffe on the base of a previous hall built in 1620 for William Ratclyffe. [3] The hall and the adjoining Park were leased by the Radclyffe family in 1922 to Chadderton Council, who opened the site to the public. In 1960 the council took over ownership of the hall, by which time it was in a state of disrepair, and fully restored it in 1965.[4]

Foxdenton Business Park

A proposed business and housing development on a predominantly greenfield site in and around Foxdenton. Plans have been revealed for the creation of up to 450 homes and a business park in the area.[5] A protest group, Foxdenton and District Protection Group, has been set up to oppose the plans. The plans for the development, given the name 'Broadway Green', were approved by Oldham Council in February 2014. The development will be completed in an estimated time scale of six to fifteen years.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "The parish of Prestwich with Oldham - Chadderton | A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 (pp. 115-121)". British-history.ac.uk. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  2. ↑ http://www.chadderton-hs.freeuk.com/page13-listed-bldgs.htm
  3. ↑ "Foxdenton Hall, Oldham". British Listed buildings. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Lawson & Johnson 1990, p. 13.
  5. ↑ "Oldham News | News Headlines | 4,000 jobs, 380 new homes in green land plan - Chronicle Online". Oldham-chronicle.co.uk. 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  6. ↑ http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/99/chadderton-extra/78660/revolt-against-foxdenton-plan| Revolt Against Foxdenton Plan - Oldham Chronicle 14 March 2013, retrieved 23 July 2013
  7. ↑ >http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/84611/100m-foxdenton-scheme-gets-the-big-handsup Oldham Chronicle 13 February 2014.

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Neighbouring localities.
Firwood Park Chadderton Park Stock Brook
Middleton Junction Nimble Nook
   Foxdenton  
Greengate Whitegate Butler Green