Visit Wardle, Greater Manchester Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Wardle, Greater Manchester

  

Wardle, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Wardle, Greater Manchester

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Wardle, Greater Manchester geography / climate

Wardle lies at the foothills of the Pennines at the northeastern fringe of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, the United Kingdom’s third largest conurbation. Wardle is south of the Watergrove Reservoir and west of Littleborough.

You can visit Wardle, Greater Manchester places with Walkfo Wardle, Greater Manchester to hear history at Wardle, Greater Manchester’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Wardle, Greater Manchester has 56 places to visit in our interactive Wardle, Greater Manchester 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 Wardle, Greater Manchester, 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 Wardle, Greater Manchester places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Wardle, Greater Manchester & the surrounding areas.

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56 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Wardle, Greater Manchester places to visit

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

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”

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rochdale Infirmary Rochdale Infirmary is an acute general hospital in Greater Manchester. It is managed by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

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.

Birch Hill Hospital Birch Hill Hospital is a health facility in Wardle, Littleborough, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was managed by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust when it was a general hospital. Parts of the hospital are now managed as a psychiatric hospital.

St Edmund’s Church, Rochdale St Edmund’s Church is the only known church building in England so overtly dedicated to Masonic symbolism. Commissioned by Rochdale’s local industrialist and Freemason Albert Royds, the construction of the building was completed to a high and rich specification in 1873. The building was recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building in 1985.

Falinge Park Falinge Park is a Grade II listed public park located in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Opened to the public in 1906, it lies in the historic grounds of the 18th century Falingen Hall.

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