Rhodes, Greater Manchester

Rhodes is a village about 8 miles from Manchester, in the unparished area of Middleton, in the Rochdale district, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 2917.[1]

Rhodes
Rhodes
Location within Greater Manchester
Area0.552 km2 (0.213 sq mi)
Population2,917 (2018 estimate)
• Density5,284/km2 (13,690/sq mi)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

Amenities

Rhodes has a church called All Saints[2] on Manchester Old Road,[3] a primary school called Little Heaton Church of England Primary School on Boardman Lane[4] and a hotel called the Comfort Inn Manchester North on Manchester Old Road.[5] Rhodes formerly had a Primitive Methodist church on Chapel Street.[6]

History

Rhodes was a chapelry in Middleton parish.[7] In 1833 the great calico-printing works were established.[8]

References
  1. "Rhodes". City Population De. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. "Home". All Saints Church, Rhodes. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "All Saints, Rhodes, Church of England". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "Little Heaton CE Primary School". Little Heaton CE Primary School. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. "Comfort Inn Manchester North". Rochdale Borough Council. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. "Chapel Street Primitive Methodist, Rhodes". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "History of Rhodes, in Rochdale and Lancashire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. "Townships: Middleton". British History Online. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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