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Chadderton
Coordinates: 53.5500° N 2.1333° W Chadderton shown within Greater Manchester
Population	33,001 (2001 Census)
- Density	6,900 mile² (2,664 km²)
OS grid reference	SD9005
- London	165 miles (266 km) SSE
Metropolitan borough	Oldham
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	OLDHAM
Postcode district	OL9
Dial code	0161
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

Chadderton is a town^[1] within the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.^[2] With a population of 33,001, Chadderton is situated one mile (1.6 km) east of Oldham town centre, and six miles (9.6 km) northeast from the City of Manchester.

Historically part of Lancashire, Chadderton expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution as a mill town centered on textile manufacture and cotton spinning. Although Chadderton lost this industry during the 20th century, the legacy of its industrial past is marked by several surviving cotton mills.

Contents 1 Geography and administration 1.1 UK Parliament constituency 1.2 Divisions and suburbs 2 History 3 Landmarks 4 Communal facilities 4.1 Shopping 4.2 Parks 4.3 Libraries 4.4 Sport 4.5 Societies 5 Education 5.1 Primary schools 5.2 Secondary schools 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

Chadderton lies at the foothills of the Pennines, around one mile (1.6 km) ESE of Middleton, in the northeast of Greater Manchester. It is a gently undulating area, rising from 90 metres (300 ft) above sea level in the west to 140 metres (450 ft) in the east. The highest point is at Chadderton Heights, on the hillier northern edge, where an altitude of 155 metres (509 ft) is reached.

Chadderton is drained by a number of streams including the emergent River Irk, which is a tributary of the River Irwell.

Chadderton's twin town is Geesthacht in Schleswig Holstein, Germany which was established in 1966 by the former Chadderton Urban District Council.

Chadderton forms part of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency, which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

In 2006, fourteen representations were received by the Boundary Commission for England, which called for the inclusion of Chadderton in the name of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency. Many of the objectors pointed out that Chadderton was much larger and more populous than Royton.

However the commission rejected the proposed alternative name (Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) because it was too long and they did not believe that there was a significant amount of support for a name change.^[3]

Chadderton has three electoral wards, of which the constituents elect nine councillors to the Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. These are:

• Chadderton Central (Three councillors)
• Chadderton North (Three councillors)
• Chadderton South (Three councillors)

From 1894 to 1974, Chadderton Urban District was a local government district in south-east Lancashire. Chadderton has quite a number of civic buildings built during its independent years, including Chadderton Town Hall, Chadderton Swimming Baths, Chadderton Library [1] (built by Andrew Carnegie) and Broadway Library.

The Rochdale Canal passes through the western part of Chadderton.

In addition to some large red-brick cotton mills, Chadderton features several landmarks. These include Chadderton Town Hall, and Foxdenton Hall.

There are two main shopping areas in Chadderton:

• 'Chadderton Mall', situated in the town centre, is home to large national retailers such as Boots, ASDA, Netto, Farmfoods, Wynsor's World of Shoes and the newsagents, among others. The Britannia Building Society and the Yorkshire Bank also have branches in The Mall.
• 'Elk Mill Central Retail Park', situated at the top of Broadway on the boundary with Royton. This out-of-town development is home to stores such as PC World, Comet, Boots, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse and Argos Extra, among others, and also includes a McDonald's, Pizza Hut and KFC.

• Chadderton Hall Park - Chadderton Hall Road, Chadderton.
• Coalshaw Green Park - Coalshaw Green Road, Chadderton.
• Fitton Park - Burnley Lane, Chadderton.
• Foxdenton Park - Foxdenton Lane, Chadderton.
• Princess Park - Princess Road, Chadderton.

• Chadderton Library - Middleton Road, Chadderton.
• Broadway Library - Whitegate Lane, Chadderton.

• Chadderton Sports Centre provides the main swimming and gym facilities in Chadderton and is located near Chadderton Town Hall. Its facilities include a swimming pool, a fitness suite and a sports hall. The sports hall can be used for badminton, bowls, football, cricket, roller-skating, trampolines, bouncy castles and other activities.
• Chadderton F.C., a non-league football team currently play in the North West Counties Football League Division Two.
• Oldham Athletic A.F.C.'s ground lies partly within Chadderton, and partly within Royton, hence the name Boundary Park.

Chadderton is home to the following societies:

• Chadderton Historical Society [2]
• Chadderton Chrysanthemum Society [3]

• Bare Trees Junior School, Chadderton [4]
• Burnley Brow Community School, Chadderton [5]
• Chadderton Hall Junior School, Chadderton [6]
• Christ Church CofE Primary School, Chadderton [7]
• Corpus Christi RC Primary School, Chadderton [8]
• Mills Hill Primary School, Chadderton [9]
• Firwood Manor Preparatory School [10]
• St Herbert's RC School, Chadderton]] [11]
• St Luke's CofE Primary School, Chadderton [12]
• Stanley Road Primary School, Chadderton [13]
• Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School, Chadderton [14]
• Yew Tree Community School, Chadderton [15]

• North Chadderton School [16]
• The Radclyffe School [17]
• South Chadderton School [18]

• Middleton Junction and Oldham Branch Railway

• Visit Chadderton
• Oldham Advertiser on Chadderton
• Genuki: Chadderton Township