Norden
St. Paul's Church, Norden
Norden is located in Greater Manchester
Norden
Norden
Location within Greater Manchester
Population9,766 (2011.Ward)
OS grid referenceSD858144
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHDALE
Postcode districtOL11
Dialling code01706
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
Norden war memorial

Norden is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire.

The village is situated on the western outskirts of Rochdale.

There is a Rochdale Ward with the same name. Based on the 2021 Census, this ward had a population of 9,733.[1]

As a result of changes to boundaries, Norden ward is divided between the Heywood and Middleton and Rochdale constituencies, represented in Parliament by Chris Clarkson (of the Conservative Party) and Tony Lloyd (of the Labour Party).

The main road through the village is the A680 Edenfield Road, which runs from Rochdale town centre to the village of Edenfield within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire.

Norden is the home of Norden Cricket Club, who play in the Central Lancashire League.

Taylor Park

Taylor Park (53°37′15″N 2°12′04″W / 53.6207°N 2.2011°W / 53.6207; -2.2011) is an area of land in Norden.[2] It is situated on a old mine shaft, which makes the location unsuitable for building on. The park is known to residents around it as Taylor Park, probably because it is located right next to Taylor Avenue. In recent years, a group of local residents have spent time revamping the park after it had fallen into a state of disrepair due to inattention.

As part of the process, a number of cherry trees that had been planted on the lawns were removed to allow sunlight to reach the grass and plants, and a number of other trees were removed or trimmed to allow the park to become more open. The lawns were also treated and are gradually recovering. Work on the pathways and borders is still to be completed.

References

  1. ↑ "Rochdale Ward population 2021". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Taylor Park spruced up by volunteers". rochdaleonline.co.uk. Rochdale Online. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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