Failsworth

Failsworth
Failsworth Pole
Failsworth is located in Greater Manchester
Failsworth
Failsworth
Location within Greater Manchester
Population20,680 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSD895015
• London163 mi (262 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM35
Dialling code0161
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°30′37″N 2°09′27″W / 53.5102°N 2.1575°W / 53.5102; -2.1575

Failsworth is a town in Greater Manchester, England,[1][2][3] 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east of Manchester and 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Oldham. The orbital M60 motorway skirts it to the east. The population at the 2011 census was 20,680.[4][5] Historically in Lancashire, Failsworth until the 19th century was a farming township linked ecclesiastically with Manchester.[6] Inhabitants supplemented their farming income with domestic hand-loom weaving. The humid climate and abundant labour and coal led to weaving of textiles as a Lancashire Mill Town with redbrick cotton mills. A current landmark is the Failsworth Pole. Daisy Nook is a country park on the southern edge.

  1. ^ Cook, Hannah. "Failsworth Town Hall". www.oldham.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Map Failsworth Town Centre Greater Manchester England". www.towncentremap.co.uk. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Places names – D to F. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2007.
  4. ^ "Oldham Ward/Failsworth West Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Oldham Ward/Failsworth East ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ Lewis 1848, pp. 206–209.

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