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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Chadderton, Shaw and Crompton, Royton, Failsworth, Denshaw, Saddleworth, Dobcross, Lees, Greater Manchester, Sholver, Greenfield, Greater Manchester, Hollinwood, Greater Manchester, Glodwick, Uppermill, Westwood, Greater Manchester, Standedge, Greenacres, Greater Manchester, Delph, Thornham, Greater Manchester, Diggle, Greater Manchester, Waterhead, Greater Manchester, Coldhurst, Chew Valley, Greater Manchester, Werneth, Greater Manchester, Bardsley, Greater Manchester, Grotton, Derker, Scouthead, High Crompton, Hathershaw, Austerlands, Crossbank, Castleshaw, Springhead, Greater Manchester, Heights, Greater Manchester, Brushes Clough Reservoir, Black Chew Head, Friezland, Coppice, Greater Manchester, Grasscroft, Moorside, Oldham, Lydgate, Greater Manchester. Excerpt: Chadderton (pop. 33,000) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of Lancashire. It lies along the course of the River Irk and the Rochdale Canal, on undulating land in the foothills of the Pennines, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Oldham, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Rochdale, and 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of the city of Manchester. During the Middle Ages, Chadderton was chiefly distinguished by its two mansions, Foxdenton Hall and Chadderton Hall, and by the prestigious families who occupied them. Its early history is marked by its status as a manorial township, with its own line of lords and overlords, who included the Asshetons, Chethams, Radclyffes, and Traffords. Farming was the main industry of the area, with locals supplementing their incomes by hand-loom woollen weaving in the domestic system. Chadderton's urbanisation and expansion largely coincided with developments in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era. A late 19th-century factory-building boom t...
