Chadderton
Statistics
Population:	33,001 (2001 Census)
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SD9005
Administration
Metropolitan Borough:	Oldham
Metropolitan county:	Greater Manchester
Region:	North West England
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	Greater Manchester
Historic county:	Lancashire
Services
Police force:	Greater Manchester Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	North West
Post office and telephone
Post town:	OLDHAM
Postal district:	OL9
Dialling code:	0161
Politics
UK Parliament:	Oldham West and Royton
European Parliament:	North West England

Chadderton is a town^[1] in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester in the northwest of England.^[2] With a population of 33,001 (2001 Census), Chadderton is situated one mile from the centre of Oldham and about six miles from Manchester. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which roughly encompasses the conurbation surrounding the City of Manchester, and has a population of 2. ... 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Chadderton's twin town is Geesthacht in Schleswig Holstein, Germany which was established in 1966 by the former Chadderton Urban District Council. Geesthacht/Elbe is the largest city of Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein. ...   is the northernmost of the 16 Bundesländer in Germany. ... Chadderton was a local government district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. ...

Geography and administration

A sign on Broadway, Chadderton pointing to Chadderton Town Centre.

Chadderton is located at 53°33′00″N, 02°08′00″W (53.5500, -2.1333)¹ and lies in the foothills of the Pennines, in the north-east of Greater Manchester. It is a gently undulating area, rising from 90 metres in the west to the highest point at Chadderton Heights, on the hillier northern edge, at an altitude of 155 metres above sea level. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2148 KB) // Date and Time 25 November 2005, 14:49:58 Camera Sony Cybershot DSC-P120 5. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2148 KB) // Date and Time 25 November 2005, 14:49:58 Camera Sony Cybershot DSC-P120 5. ... A gazetteer is a geographic dictionary index; a combination atlas/almanac. ...

Chadderton town centre is located on the A669 (Middleton Road).

UK Parliament Constituency

Chadderton forms part of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency, which returns one Member of Parliament to the British House of Commons. Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

In 2006, fourteen representations were received by the Boundary Commission for England, which called for the inclusion of Chadderton in the name of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentart constituency. Many of the objectors pointed out that Chadderton was much larger and more populous than Royton. Royton is a small town in Greater Manchester, England. ...

However the commission rejected the proposed alternative name (Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) because it was too long and they did not believe that there was a significant amount of support for a name change.^[3]

Local government

Chadderton town has three electoral wards, of which the constituents elect nine councillors to the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. These are: A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical...

• Chadderton Central (Three Councillors)
• Chadderton North (Three Councillors)
• Chadderton South (Three Councillors)

History

From 1894 to 1974, Chadderton Urban District was a local government district in south east Lancashire. Chadderton has quite a number of civic buildings built during its independent years, including Chadderton Town Hall, Chadderton Swimming Baths, Chadderton Library [1] (built by Andrew Carnegie) and Broadway Library. Chadderton was a local government district in Lancashire, England from 1894 to 1974. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ...

Twin Towns

• Geesthacht — Germany

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Recreation

Shopping

There are two main shopping areas in the town of Chadderton:

• 'Chadderton Mall', situated in the town centre, is home to large national retailers such as Boots, ASDA, Netto, Farmfoods, Wynsors World of Shoes and the Newsagents, among others. The Britannia Building Society and the Yorkshire Bank also have branches in the Mall.
• 'Elk Mill Central Retail Park', situated at the top of Broadway on the boundary with Royton. This out-of-town development is home to stores such as PC World, Comet, Boots, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse and Argos Extra, among others, and also includes a McDonalds, Pizza Hut and a KFC.

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Parks

• Chadderton Hall Park - Burnley Lane, Chadderton.
• Coalshaw Green Park - Coalshaw Green Road, Chadderton.
• Fitton Park - Burnley Lane, Chadderton.
• Foxdenton Park - Spring Road, Chadderton.
• Princess Park - Princess Road, Chadderton.

Chadderton Hall Park is a park in Chadderton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ...

Libraries

• Chadderton Library - Middleton Road, Chadderton.
• Broadway Library - Whitegate Lane, Chadderton.

Sport

• Chadderton Sports Centre provides the main swimming and gym facilities in Chadderton and is located near Chadderton Town Hall. Its facilities include a swimming pool, a fitness suite and a sports hall. The sports hall can be used for badminton, bowls, football, cricket, roller-skating, trampolines, bouncy castles and other activities.
• Chadderton F.C., a non-league football team currently play in the North West Counties Football League Division Two.
• The Mighty Oldham Athletic A.F.C.'s ground lies partly within Chadderton, and partly within Royton, although this is often debated, the people in chadderton are always right. The latics do not live in Royton, no matter what someone from that dirty little town says.(Oldham Athletic currently play in Football League One.

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Societies

Chadderton is home to the following societies:

• Chadderton Historical Society [2]
• Chadderton Chrysanthemum Society [3]

Education

Primary Schools

• Bare Trees Junior School, Chadderton [4]
• Burnley Brow Community School, Chadderton [5]
• Chadderton Hall Junior School, Chadderton [6]
• Christ Church CofE Primary School, Chadderton [7]
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Chadderton [8]
• Mills Hill Primary School, Chadderton [9]
• Firwood Manor Preparatory School [10]
• St Herbert's RC School, Chadderton [11]
• St Luke's CofE Primary School, Chadderton [12]
• Stanley Road Primary School, Chadderton [13]
• Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School, Chadderton [14]
• Yew Tree Community School, Chadderton [15]

Secondary Schools

• North Chadderton School [16]
• The Radclyffe School [17]
• South Chadderton School [18]

North Chadderton School is located in Chadderton, Oldham. ... The Radclyffe School is secondary modern located in the district of Chadderton in the borough of Oldham not far from Greater Manchester. ...

References

See also

• Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway

The Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway (MJOBR) was opened on March 31, 1842 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, whose chief engineer was George Stephenson. ...

External links

• Visit Chadderton
• Oldham Advertiser on Chadderton
• Genuki: Chadderton Township