Balderstone is a district and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in the county of Greater Manchester, England.[1] According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699. As at the 2011 census the ward was called Balderstone and Kirkholt with a population of 10,422.[2]
Balderstone | |
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![]() St Mary's church | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
Population | 10,422 (2011 CensusWard=Balderstone and Kirkholt) |
OS grid reference | SD9051 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROCHDALE |
Postcode district | OL11 |
Dialling code | 01706 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Education
editSchool | Description | Ofsted | Website |
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St Mary's C.E. Primary School, Balderstone | Primary school | 105804 | website |
Balderstone Technology College | Secondary school | 105836 |
Religion
editSt Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an Anglican church.[3] It is one of three churches in the South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King; the other two are St Luke's Church, Deeplish and St Peter's Church, Newbold.[4]
Notable person
editJohn Ellis was born in Balderstone and became one of the United Kingdom's executioners. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.[5]
References
edit- ^ Area: Balderstone (Ward). Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Saint Mary Church, Balderstone Archived 2010-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Fielding, Steve (2007). The Executioner's Bible. London: John Blake Publishing. pp. 61–91. ISBN 978-1-84454-422-6.
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