Nordens
Coordinates: 53°32′51″N 2°09′08″W / 53.547613°N 2.1522152°W
Nordens is an area of Chadderton in Greater Manchester.[1] in a valley archaically known as Hunt Clough.[2]
It is located around the junction of Middleton Road and Hunt Lane, around 0.7 miles to the west of Chadderton's commercial centre on Middleton Road and is contiguous with the Chadderton Park, Firwood Park and Stock Brook areas of the town. Semi-rural Foxdenton lies to the south.
Nordens Lane, a short stretch of which still exists as Nordens Street, was one of Chadderton's oldest roads.[3]
The Radclyffe School lies in the vicinity of this district.
The name Nordens derives from North Dene or Valley, and is commemorated in the name North Dene Park, a street name in the district.[4]
The Hunt Lane Tavern is a public house in the area, dating back to 1854.[5]
The extensive Chadderton Cemetery, opened in 1857 lies in close vicinity.[6]
In 1914 the branch railway line (now defunct) to Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard opened necessitating the realignment of Hunt Lane so as to enter Middleton Road further west. Thus it no longer faced the Hunt Lane Tavern pub. This confuses people to this day with the Hunt Lane Chippy and the Hunt Lane Tavern no longer being adjacent to the lane of that name.[7]
References
- ↑ Lawson, Michael; Johnson, Mark (1990), Looking Back at Chadderton, Oldham Leisure Services, ISBN 0-902809-23-7
- ↑ http://www.chadderton-historical-society.org.uk/current%20newsletters.htm
- ↑ http://www.chadderton-historical-society.org.uk/current%20newsletters.htm
- ↑ http://www.chadderton-hs.freeuk.com/currentnewsletter.htm
- ↑ P.30 Chadderton Pubs And Their Licencees 1750 - 1999, Magee Rob (1986) ISBN 978 185216 134 7
- ↑ http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Chadderton/MiddletonRdCemetery.shtml
- ↑ http://www.chadderton-historical-society.org.uk/current%20newsletters.htm
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Mills Hill | Chadderton Park | Park Estate | |
| Firwood Park |  |
Chadderton town centre | ||
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| Middleton Junction | Foxdenton | Stock Brook |
