Rochdale Town Hall by Locksmith Rochdale
Rochdale
Rochdale is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in a wide valley at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch.
Rochdale rose to prominence in the 19th century as a mill town and centre for textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution.
Today, Rochdale is made up of urban areas, suburbs, semi-rural and rural locations, but is predominantly a residential town.
Rochdale’s Town Hall, a Grade I listed building dating from 1871, is one of the finest examples of Victorian Gothic revival architecture, in the United Kingdom. The Town Hall, along with a number of former cotton mills and seven large tower blocks, nicknamed ‘The Seven Sisters’, mark Rochdale’s skyline.
You can take a guided tour around Rochdale Town Hall which includes a look inside the Mayor’s Parlour.
Peregrine falcons have been nesting outside the clock tower at Rochdale Town Hall since 2008.
Created: 24 December 2018 Edited: 29 November 2023
Rochdale
Shopping in Rochdale
Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre Blossom Place, Wardleworth
Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre mall
Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre Toad Lane, Deeplish
Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre mall
Middleton Shopping Centre Limetrees Road, Wood Side
Middleton Shopping Centre mall
Kingsway Retail Park Firgrove, Milnrow
Kingsway Retail Park retail park
Middleton centre Shopping Wood Side, Middleton
Middleton centre Shopping retail park
Rochdale Retail Park Deeplish, Milnrow
Rochdale Retail Park retail park
Point Park Wardleworth, Milnrow
Point Park retail park
Sandbrook Park Sudden, Castleton
Sandbrook Park retail park
Tesco Manchester Road, Sudden
Tesco supermarket
Spar Halifax Road, Greengate
Spar supermarket
Lidl Spotland Road, Shawclough
Lidl supermarket
Aldi Elizabethan Way, Lady House
Aldi supermarket
Tesco Extra Park Road, Middleton centre Shopping
Tesco Extra supermarket
Asda Kingsway, Firgrove
Asda supermarket
ALDI Chapel Street, Wood Side
ALDI supermarket
Asda Dane Street, Spotland Bridge
Asda supermarket
ALDI Manchester Old Road, Wood Side
ALDI supermarket
The Co-operative Food Edenfield Road, Broadhalgh
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Morrisons Houghton Close, Newbold
Morrisons supermarket
The Co-operative Food Kirkway, Middleton
The Co-operative Food supermarket
The Co-operative Food Upper Passmonds Grove, Broadhalgh
The Co-operative Food supermarket
The Co-operative Food Leonard Street, Trub
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Walks in Rochdale
Local History around Rochdale
There are some historic monuments around including:
March Barn Bridge, Rochdale CanalEllenroad Ring Mill.Lakes near Rochdale
Wildlife in and Around Rochdale
Mammals found in Rochdale
There have been 25 species of mammals recorded in the rochdale area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Rochdale
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the rochdale area.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
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Fish found in Rochdale
There have been 14 species of fish recorded in the rochdale area.
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
| Pike (Esox lucius) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
| Roach (Rutilus rutilus) |
