Langley, Greater Manchester

Langley is an suburb near Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) southwest of Rochdale and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Manchester city centre.

Langley
High-rise accommodation in Langley. The flats pictured here have since been demolished.
Langley Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid reference	SD865065
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M24
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.55516°N 2.20305°W / 53.55516; -2.20305

Langley is an overspill estate, created in the 1950s for Manchester City Council.^[1] Families moved into the new housing from the slum clearance areas of Manchester, the eventual population of about 25,000 doubling that of Middleton.^[1]

All the street names are adopted from different areas of the Lake District.

In 1990, Langley estate was the focus of a satanic panic^[2] and in 2006 twelve of the now-adult victims sued Rochdale Council for compensation.

The Ken Loach film Raining Stones was filmed in and around Langley in 1993.

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  A street in Langley with council homes built by Manchester City Council around the mid-20th century.

References

1. "Spotlight on Middleton". manchesteronline.co.uk. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
2. "Lost years of 'satanic panic' children". BBC News. 11 January 2006.