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Shakerley history
Toponymy
Shakerley is derived from the Old English sceacere and leah meaning the robbers woodland glade or clearing. Hindsford Brook, once the Goderic Brook, was named after a Saxon saint. The ending “ley” denotes the area was once cleared of forest.
Early history
An ancient Roman road from Mamucium to Coccium (Manchester to Wigan) passed through the hamlet of Shakerley. The Shakerleys left the Old Hall in about 1520 and the family migrated to Cheshire. In 1646 the Royalist was ordered to pay a fine and sequestration of his lands for support of King Charles I.
Industry
An armed dispute between the Shakerleys and the Tyldesleys over the digging of “seacole” was recorded in 1429. In 1748 Shakerley was the most populous and industrialised part of the township of Tyldesley. The pits became part of Manchester Collieries in 1934.
Break up of the estate
Tyldesley Urban District Council acquired Shakerley Common in addition to land for housing. Over the next thirty years most of the estate was developed for council housing.
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