Buckley, Greater Manchester

Buckley, Greater Manchester

infobox UK place
country = England
map_type= Greater Manchester
latitude= 53.616667
longitude= -2.133333
official_name= Buckley
population =
metropolitan_borough= Rochdale
region= North West England
metropolitan_county= Greater Manchester
constituency_westminster=
post_town= ROCHDALE
postcode_district = OL12
postcode_area= OL
dial_code= 01706
os_grid_reference= SD906150

Buckley is a locality within Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It is around one mile (1.6 km) north east of Rochdale town centre and one mile (1.6 km) south of Wardle.

History

Although now a locality within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Buckley was once the principal estate in the parish of Wardleworth.

It was the site to a historic house by the name of Buckley Hall.

Today, Buckley is home to Buckley Hall Prison.

ee also

*Butterworth, Greater Manchester
*Hundersfield


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