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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Failsworth

  

Failsworth Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Failsworth

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Failsworth history

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Early settlement rested on a road that runs today between Manchester and Yorkshire. The small hamlet of scattered dwellings made of rough local stone, mud and clay with thatched roofs. Daily life would have centred on animal husbandry and agriculture.

Failsworth etymology

Failsworth derives from the Old English fegels and worth, probably meaning an “enclosure with a special kind of fence” The name means an enclosure with a “special kind of fencing” Failingworth is a name which means a special enclosure or fence.

Failsworth landmarks

A Failsworth Pole in Oldham Road was first raised in 1793 as a “political pole” It now stands on a site from which an earlier one blew down in 1950. A bronze statue of Benjamin Brierley was placed in the gardens of the Pole in 2006.

Failsworth geography / climate

Failsworth lies 163 miles (262 km) north-north-west of London, as the southern tip of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. It is traversed by the A62 road between Manchester and Oldham, by the former rail line of the Oldham Loop and by the Rochdale Canal across its north-west corner.

You can visit Failsworth places with Walkfo Failsworth to hear history at Failsworth’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Failsworth has 113 places to visit in our interactive Failsworth map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Failsworth, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Failsworth places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Failsworth & the surrounding areas.

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113 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Failsworth tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Failsworth

  

Best Failsworth places to visit

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Failsworth has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Failsworth’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Failsworth’s information audio spots:

Sportcity Sportcity in Manchester was used to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games . It is now home to Manchester City F.C. and is one of the largest football stadiums in England . The Manchester Velodrome is the base for British Cycling and the National Indoor BMX Arena was completed in 2011 .

North Manchester Rugby Club North Manchester Rugby Club (aka North Manchester RUFC) is an amateur sports club situated 5 miles north of the centre of Manchester. Established originally in 1921 in Prestwich as Prestwich Rugby Union Football Club, the club moved to Rhodes Cricket Club in 1951 and changed its name to Prestwich & Middleton Rugby Union football club in 1985. In 1991 the club merged with struggling Oldham college Rugby Union Club, maintaining the name of North Manchester.

Textile Mill, Chadderton Half of the building was destroyed by fire on 11 July 1950. The remaining section continued to be used for cotton waste sorting by W. H. Holt and Son until 1988.

Cowhill, Greater Manchester Cowhill (archaically Cow Hill) is a locality of Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester. It is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the town centre close to its eastern boundary with Oldham. An ancient hamlet which grew into an industrial village, Cowhill is now a residential area and includes a large housing development, Crossley Estate.

Hartford Mill Hartford Mill was a Grade II-listed building located off Block Lane, in the Freehold area of Oldham, UK. The mill was located in the Oldham area of Freehold and is Grade II listed above Block Lane.

Werneth Park Werneth Park is a public park in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It includes a Grade II* listed Community Centre, Music Rooms, Dame Sarah Lees Memorial, Gardens and sports facilities.

Werneth Hall Werneth Hall is a Grade II* listed privately owned Jacobean manor house in Oldham, Greater Manchester. It was built in 17th century and is now owned by a private family.

Royd Mill, Oldham Royd Mill, Oldham was built in 1907 and extended in 1912 and 1924. It was taken over by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation in the 1930s and passed to Courtaulds in 1964. The mill was demolished in 2015 to make way for a housing scheme.

Rock Mill, Ashton-under-Lyne Rock Mill was cotton spinning mill in the Waterloo district of Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. It was built between 1891 and 1893 for the Ashton Syndicate by Sydney Stott of Oldham. It ceased spinning cotton in the 1960s and was demolished in 1971; the site became the location for the town’s first Asda supermarket.

Curzon Ashton F.C. Curzon Ashton Football Club is an association football club based in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. Founded in 1963, the club is affiliated to the Manchester Football Association and currently competes in the National League North. Home matches have been played at Tameside Stadium since 2005.

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