Droylsden
Coordinates: 53°28′58″N 2°09′30″W / 53.4828, -2.1582 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Droylsden shown within Greater Manchester
Population	23,172 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SJ8998
Metropolitan borough	Tameside
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

Droylsden is a town within the Tameside borough of Greater Manchester, England. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England and has a population of 2. ... 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. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... 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 and has a population of 2. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is the county-wide emergency fire & rescue service for the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, England. ... Crest of NHS ambulance services in England Crest of the Scottish Ambulance Service In the UK, the majority of ambulance services are provided under the National Health Service through local ambulance trusts. Each trust is specific to a county or area, and so the country is divided across a number... The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warners plans to reduce the number of NHS ambulance service trusts operating in the United Kingdom to 12. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the county of Greater Manchester, England. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England and has a population of 2. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...

It grew around the cotton mills established in the mid-19th century, and the Ashton Canal and Peak Forest Canals. It is the home of the Robertson's Jam factory. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jockeys Swivel and Footbridge at Lumb Lane, Droylsden, c1900 Portland Basin, Ashton-under-Lyne, with the Tame Aqueduct in the foreground, 1962 The Ashton Canal runs six miles (10 km) from central Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne and it rises through 18 locks to make a head-on junction... South portal of Hyde Bank Tunnel, early 20th century Greens Hall Bridge near Disley, early 20th century The Peak Forest Canal runs from a junction with the Ashton Canal at the southern end of the Tame Aqueduct at Dukinfield through Newton, Hyde, Woodley, Romiley, Marple, Strines, Disley, New Mills, Furness... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Fairfield area of Droylsden is notably connected with a Moravian settlement, who built their community in 1785 and which still exists to this day.^{[citation needed]} Fairfield is a common place name in several English speaking countries. ... A Moravian can be: an ethnic group a Christian denomination This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Geography and administration

Historically part of Lancashire, from 1894 to 1974 it formed an urban district. Local government is now provided by Tameside metropolitan borough council. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... Tameside is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in north west England. ...

The area is predominately occupied by employed, home owners and is situated close to Clayton, Openshaw & Newton Heath. Often referred to as "Silly Country" by the locals,^{[citation needed]} it is not as well known as its larger, near-neighbour of Ashton-Under-Lyne. Clayton is the name of several places: In the United States of America: Clayton, Alabama Clayton, California in Contra Costa County, California in Placer County, California Clayton, Connecticut Clayton, Delaware Clayton, Georgia Clayton, Idaho Clayton, Illinois Clayton, Indiana Clayton, Iowa Clayton, Kansas in Decatur County, Kansas in Norton County, Kansas... Openshaw Citadel was the third Salvation Army corps opened in Manchester from August 7, 1879 to the 1970s. ... Newton Heath is an area of Greater Manchester, famous primarily for two things: The birthplace of Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club (est. ... Ashton-under-Lyne is a town in Greater Manchester with a population of 44,400 (2001 estimate). ...

Silly Country

There are varying views as to why Droylsden is known to some people as Silly Country,^{[citation needed]} the lead opinion being that; once a year, some of the town's folk used to watch an annual carnival by bringing a pig and sitting it on a wall to watch the passing entertainment with them. A pub in Droylsden known as The pig on the wall lends itself to this theory being the correct one. Carnival or Carnivale is an annual Christian festival season. ... An amusingly named pub (the Old New Inn) at Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswold Hills of South West England A pub in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh, Scotland A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada...

The late former Communist Party of Great Britain leader Harry Pollitt was born in the town. A plaque affixed to Droylsden Library was unveiled on March 22nd 1995 by the Mayor of Tameside, Councillor Pat Haslam, to commemorate his life. The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist party in the United Kingdom. ... Harry Pollitt (1890 - 1960) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain for more than 20 years. ...

Other famous people who grew up in the town include pop stars Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits, 10cc's Eric Stewart, Howard Donald of Take That, The Monkees' Davy Jones and cult author Jeff Noon. Peter Noone (born Peter Blair Dennis Bernard Noone, 5 November 1947, in Davyhulme, Manchester) is an English singer, songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, and actor. ... Best of the 60s album Hermans Hermits were an English rock band in the 1960s, formed in Manchester in 1963. ... 10cc is a British pop band which achieved its greatest commercial success during the 1970s. ... Eric Stewart is a musician and songwriter most known for his tenure in 10CC in the 1970s. ... Howard Paul Donald (born 28 April 1968) was one fifth of the hugely successful 1990s British boyband Take That. ... Take That are an English pop boy band that originated in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, in 1990 after being formed by Nigel Martin Smith. ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... Davy Jones, 1967 Davy Jones, an actor and singer, was born David Thomas Jones on December 30, 1945 in Manchester, England. ... Jeff Noon Jeff Noon (born in 1957 in Droylsden, Manchester, England) is a novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make extensive use of wordplay and fantasy. ...

Notable residents

• Eric Evans MBE

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Sport

Droylsden is home to Droylsden F.C. who won the Conference North league in 2006-07, gaining promotion to the Conference National for the 2007-08 season. Droylsden Football Club of Conference North are based in Droylsden, Greater Manchester, only a few miles from neighbours, FA Premier League side Manchester City. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... Conference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. ...

References

External links

• e-tameside.co.uk - Guide to Tameside online