Royton
Royton shown within Greater Manchester
Population	20,961 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SD919078
- London	165 miles (267 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL2
Dialling code	0161, 01706
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Oldham West and Royton
European Parliament	North West England
List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester

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Royton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham,^[1] in Greater Manchester, England.^[1][2] It is around 7.6 miles (12.3 km) to the northeast of the city of Manchester, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northwest of Oldham and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-southeast of Rochdale. This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... For other uses, see Rochdale (disambiguation). ...

Historically part of Lancashire, it has been remarked that Royton has the distinction of being the world's first town where a cotton mill was built; at Thorp in 1764.^[3][4][5] It was also the town where Britain's last mill Elk hailed as the most modern in the world was built in 1926, but demolished in 1999.^[6] The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Today Royton is a predominantly residential town with a total population of 20,961.

History

Early history

The first written record of the name Ryeton (or Ryton) was in a survey of 1212.^[7]

Evidence of Stone Age dwellers exists, as does evidence of Romans and later Norsemen, some of whom settled at Thorp.^[8] Stone Age fishing hook. ...

Industrial Revolution and cotton

Royton was a significant element of the local cotton spinning industry with 30 mills in production at its zenith.^[9]

By 1901, cotton manufacture still remained Royton's chief industry.^[10]

Governance

Civic history

Royton was once a township within the ancient ecclesiastical parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, in Salfordshire.^[11] The term township is used to denote a lower level territorial subdivision. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Prestwich-cum-Oldham (also known as Prestwich with Oldham) was an ancient parish of the Salford Hundred, within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire, England, and an ecclesiastical division of the extensive Diocese of Lichfield. ... The hundred of Salford (sometimes known as Salfordshire) was an ancient division of the county of Lancashire. ...

In 1871 Royton was noted as a large village-chapelry, and a sub-district of the Oldham registration district.^[12] A Chapelry was a subdivision of a Parish in England up to the mid 19th Century. ... A registration district in the United Kingdom is a type of administrative region which exists for the purpose of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths. ...

From 1894 to 1974, Royton formed its own Royton Urban District local government unit within the administrative county of Lancashire.^[13] Royton Urban District was, from 1894 to 1974, a local government district in the administrative county of Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day town of Royton, and its suburbs and districts. ... The division into counties is one of the larger divisions of England. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

With the coming of local government reforms in 1974, the town's independent Urban District status was abolished, and Royton has since formed part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, within Greater Manchester,^[1][14] and remained part of the County Palatine of Lancaster^[15] which was unaffected by the 1974 boundary changes^[16]), The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... In the British Isles an urban district was a type of local government district which covered an urbanised area. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ...

Parliamentary representation

From 1918 to 1950, Royton formed its own Royton Parliamentary constituency. Royton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Royton district of Lancashire. ...

Royton has formed part of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency and since 1997, is represented in the House of Commons by Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Michael Meacher. Royton has two of the twenty wards of the wider Oldham Borough: Royton North and Royton South. Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Michael Hugh Meacher (born November 4, 1939) is a British Labour party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ...

Geography

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, highlighting Royton in red.

It has been documented that Royton has a good community spirit and relative prosperity, which, in turn have made it a popular residential area^[17] having some of the highest house prices around Oldham - with some properties valued at over £500,000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ...

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Divisions and suburbs

Divisions and suburbs of Royton include Thornham, Heyside, Thorp, Oozewood, Salmon Fields, Higginshaw and Stott Field. Thornham is a small district overlapping both Royton and Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. ...

Landmarks

Royton War Memorial.

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War memorial

The Royton War Memorial is found at the summit of Tandle Hill, and is dedicated to the men of Royton who gave their lives during the First World War. It is an obelisk that had a sculpture of winged victory on it. The Royton War Memorial at Tandle Hill Tandle Hill Country Park is a country park in the town of Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Commissioned by the Royton War Memorial Committee and unveiled on October 22, 1921, by the Earl of Derby. Originally the memorial, which is constructed from Portland stone, bore plaques listing the fallen and a bronze statue of an angel. The original plaques were stolen in 1969, and replacements were later installed in the grounds of St Paul’s Church, Royton.^[18] is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Earl of Derby is a title in the peerage of England. ... The Cenotaph, in Whitehall, London, England, is made from Portland stone Portland stone is limestone from the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. ... The Archangel Michael by Guido Reni wears a late Roman military outfit in this 17th century depiction An angel is a supernatural being found in many religions. ...

Library

Royton's library was donated by Andrew Carnegie in 1911.^[19] Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ... Andrew Carnegie (last name pronounced , )[1] (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of Pittsburghs Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. ...

Town hall

Adjacent to the library and undoubtedly the focus of Royton is the town hall, with its clock tower, which is topped by a copper cupola. The tower has an unusual feature in that the clock on the east face is noticeably smaller than the other three. Local legend has it that civic rivalry with neighbouring Shaw and Crompton led to the reduced size of the east face, though topography strongly suggests that people in the more populous areas of Shaw would in any case be unable to see the clock tower. The words Tempus Fugit are inscribed beneath the south clock face. ^{[citation needed]} City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ...

Education

Royton has two secondary schools; Our Lady's R.C. High School and Royton and Crompton School. Royton also has several primary schools. Including Thorp Primary School, situated on Thorp Estate. Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... The Our Ladys R.C high school, Royton logo and school badge Our Ladys R.C. High School is a mixed gender Roman Catholic high school and sixth form for 11 - 18 year olds, located in Royton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester in the North... Royton and Crompton School is a coeducational, purpose built, secondary comprehensive school for 11 - 16 year olds in Royton in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

Community facilities

Royton boasts a swimming pool, an amateur cricket club, which plays in the Central Lancashire League (winning it on two occasions in 1914 and 1980),^[20] and Oldham Athletic Football Club's ground lies partly within Royton; Boundary Park lies at the meeting point of Royton and Chadderton, hence the name. The local athletics club is Royton Harriers. There is an ATC(Air Training Corps.) Squadron in Royton (1855 (Royton) Squadron). Royton Cricket Club are an English cricket team currently playing in the Central Lancashire League. ... The Central Lancashire League (CLL) is a fifteen team cricket league in Lancashire, England. ... Rochdale Road stand Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. ... Boundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, located partly within Chadderton, and partly within Royton, hence the name Boundary Park Oldham Athletic Association Football Club play their home games there. ... 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...

Politics

Royton has formed part of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency and since 1997 is represented in the House of Commons by Labour MP Michael Meacher. Royton has two of the twenty wards of the wider Oldham Borough; Royton North and Royton South. Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Michael Hugh Meacher (born November 4, 1939) is a British Labour party politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton. ... This article relates to the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ...

In the 2005 general election, the constituency of Oldham West and Royton was held by the Labour candidate, Michael Meacher MP, who received almost 50% of all votes. The Conservatives came second with 21.3% followed by the Liberal Democrats (20%), the British National Party (6.9%) and the United Kingdom Independence Party with 2.6%.^[21] It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced //) is a British political party. ...

In the 2006 local elections, Labour won in Royton North and the Liberal Democrats won in Royton South. Across the two wards, Labour polled 2190 votes; the BNP 1536 votes; the Liberal Democrats 1483 votes; and the Conservatives 1453 votes.^[22] The BNP began contesting elections in Royton after major race riots in neighbouring Oldham in 2001, and has since shown to be amongst Labour's main local opposition in the two wards. However, the BNP have not won a seat to represent Royton or any part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in the House of Commons or as part of the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. United Kingdom local elections are the times when the councillors forming the local administrations of the United Kingdom are elected. ... A video-still taken from the peak of the riots, showing a rioter throwing a petrol bomb towards lines of police. ... Type Lower House Speaker of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Commons Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Harriet Harman, QC, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Theresa May, PC, (Conservative) since December 6, 2005 Members 646 Political groups...

Transport

Royton is easily accessed on the roads, with the A671 linking Rochdale and Oldham and the A627(M), just outside the centre of Royton, which links with the M62 motorway at Junction 20.

There are frequent buses running through Royton towards Rochdale and towards Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne on First Manchester's 409 service. There is also frequent services running towards Manchester with services 24, 181 and 182 plus the 20 which runs at peak times. Other destinations which can be reached from Royton are Chadderton, Middleton, Shaw and Stalybridge. The bus services in Royton are: First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving the area of Greater Manchester, England. ...

• 20 Bacup - Whitworth - Rochdale - Royton - Chadderton - Manchester Express (First Manchester - Peak Times only)
• 24 Rochdale - Royton - Chadderton - Newton Heath - Manchester (First Manchester)
• 181 Rochdale (First Manchester only) - Shaw - Royton - Chadderton - Newton Heath - Manchester (Bluebird/First Manchester)
• 182 Rochdale (First Manchester only) - Shaw - Royton - Royal Oldham Hospital - Chadderton - Newton Heath - Manchester (Bluebird/First Manchester)
• 402 Royton - Royal Oldham Hospital - Oldham (Bluebird)
• 408 Buckstones - Shaw - High Crompton - Royton - Oldham - Abbeyhills - Stalybridge (First Manchester)
• 412 Oldham - Royton - Stottfield - Mills Hill - Boarshaw - Middleton

There is currently no train station in Royton. There used to be a train station in the town with the line running towards the main Oldham Loop line where the line joined up just north at Derker. Nowadays, the nearest train stations to Royton (depending on whereabouts in Royton you are) are Shaw and Crompton, Derker, Oldham Mumps, Oldham Werneth and Mills Hill, which are all within a 3-mile radius of Royton centre.

Notable people

Local celebrities from the Royton area include glamour model Michelle Marsh, football manager Les Chapman^{[citation needed]}, and the Oscar nominated Oliver! actor, Jack Wild. Michelle Marsh (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. ... Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 2 March 2006) was an English actor who achieved fame for his roles in both stage and screen productions of the Lionel Bart musical Oliver!. For the latter performance (playing the Artful Dodger), he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the...

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