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Nook Farm (sometimes called Syke Estate) is an estate of council houses situated within the area of Syke, part of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester. It is named after the farm that used to occupy the area until the land was sold to council and building commenced in the early 20th century. Since the 1980s many of the houses have been sold to occupiers under Right To Buy legislation. When you visit Nook Farm, Rochdale, Walkfo brings Nook Farm, Rochdale places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.

  

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

Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Stanney Brook
Stanney Brook originates in the Burnedge area of Shaw and Crompton. It flows through Milnrow into Rochdale before joining the River Roch at Newbold Brow. Its name derives from the Lancashire dialect word “stanner”
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Hey Brook
Hey Brook is a watercourse in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It originates at the confluence of Buckley Brook and Syke Brook. It flows through Wardleworth to the River Roch.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo St John the Baptist Church, Rochdale
St John the Baptist Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was founded in 1830, and built in 1927. It is situated on the corner of Maclure Road and Dowling Street.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Rochdale (ancient parish)
Rochdale was an ecclesiastical parish of early-medieval origin in northern England. At its zenith, it occupied 58,620 acres (237 km) of land amongst the South Pennines. It straddled the historic county boundary between Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Rochdale Town Hall
Victorian-era municipal building in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was built in 1871. Built in Gothic Revival style at a cost of £160,000 (£15 million in 2021) It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building. It functions as the ceremonial headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough Council and houses local government departments.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Rochdale Pioneers Museum
The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum includes a recreation of the original shop, containing its rudimentary furniture, scales, items that were sold at the store, etc.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Spodden Valley asbestos controversy
72 acres (290,000 m) of land in Spodden Valley in Rochdale, England, formerly used by Turner Brothers Asbestos Company. Site of world’s largest asbestos textile factory was sold to MMC Estates, a property developer. MMC submitted a planning application to build an “urban village” consisting of 650 homes, a children’s daycare centre and a business park on the site. However, asbestos containing materials were abundantly visible on the ground, and local residents claimed that there were numerous asbestos dumping sites across the area.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Touchstones Rochdale
Touchstones Rochdale is an art gallery, museum, local studies centre, visitor information centre and café. The first part of the building was opened as a library in 1884 with the museum and gallery being added in 1903 and extended in 1913. It became an art and heritage centre in 2003.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo Rochdale Infirmary
Rochdale Infirmary is an acute general hospital in Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Nook Farm, Rochdale photo HM Prison Buckley Hall
Buckley Hall Prison is a Category C male prison in the Buckley district of Rochdale in North West England. It is operated by Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.

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Nook Farm, Rochdale has 28 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Nook Farm, Rochdale plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Nook Farm, Rochdale using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Nook Farm, Rochdale plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.