Chadderton

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Chadderton

Total population

37,614

Coordinates53.55°, -2.14°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Chadderton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, on the River Irk and Rochdale Canal. It is located in the foothills of the Pennines, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Oldham, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Rochdale and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of Manchester. The town is near the A627(M) motorway.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Julie Stevens

British actress (1936–2024)

Ivan Lewis

British politician (born 1967)

C

Charles G. Booth

British-American writer (1896-1949)

Marc Tierney

British footballer (born 1985)

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Lionel Banes

British cinematographer (1904-1995)

Lol Creme

British musician

Kevin Godley

British musician and music video director

J

John Aston, Sr.

English footballer (1921-2003)

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George Albinson

association football player (1897-1975)

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Muriel Gantry

British author (1913–2000)

Nancy Broadfield Parkinson

Controller of the British Council (Home Division) in World War II

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

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Henry Livings

British playwright (1929–1998)

Abel Heywood

British politician and publisher (1810-1893)

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Amanda Noar

British actress

Arlene Phillips

British choreographer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Milnrow
  4.5 mi away · pop. 9,227
• Audenshaw
  5.2 mi away
• Denton
  6.3 mi away
• Hadfield
  8.9 mi away
• Eccles
  9.2 mi away
• Walkden
  10.8 mi away
• Sale
  11.2 mi away
• Meltham
  12.2 mi away
• Poynton
  13.6 mi away
• Elland
  15.6 mi away
• Bollington
  17.4 mi away
• Padiham
  19 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chadderton

[Report 1919]

Chadderton (England). Urban District Council · 1919

[Report 1917]

Chadderton (England). Urban District Council · 1917

Chadderton

Michael Lawson · 1997

Support theories in practice

Kathleen Chadderton · 1999

Barrow Grammar School for Boys, 1880-1960

John Frederic Chadderton · 1960

Legionary Fortress at Wroxeter

Graham Webster · 2014

Dr. J.R. Hutchinson's report to the Local Government Board on the sanitary circumstances and administration of the Chadderton Urban District

J. R. Hutchinson · 1913

The wild flowers of Oldham

Bruce Langridge · 1996

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

great horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Seen 2026-09-17

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-17

sticky scalycap

Pholiota gummosa

Seen 2026-09-17

weeping widow

Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Seen 2026-09-17

collared parachute

Marasmius rotula

Seen 2026-09-17

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-17

Brownedge Bonnet

Mycena olivaceomarginata

Seen 2026-09-17

Firethorn

Pyracantha coccinea

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers