Spotland

Human settlement in England

Rochdale

Greater Manchester

Region

North West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townROCHDALEPostcode districtOL12Dialling code01706PoliceGreater ManchesterFire Greater Manchester Ambulance North West

List of places: UK; England; Greater Manchester

53°37′05″N 2°10′23″W / 53.618133°N 2.173114°W / 53.618133; -2.173114

Spotland (/ˈspɒtlænd/ SPOT-land) is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805.^[1] It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Spotland was formerly its own township and chapelry within the ancient parish of Rochdale,^[2] in 1866 Spotland became a separate civil parish,^[3] in 1894 the parish was abolished to form Rochdale, Whitworth, Bacup and Norden.^[4] In 1891 the parish had a population of 37,828.^[5]

The name Spotland means "area around the Spodden", Spodden referring to the River Spodden, which itself means "spouting stream".

Spotland Primary School lies within the locality on Edmund Street.^[6]

References

^ "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^ "History of Spotland, in Rochdale and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Relationships and changes Spotland CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Rochdale Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Population statistics Spotland CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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