Thornham, Greater Manchester
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Thornham is a suburban area straddling Middleton, Royton and Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.[1][2] The area crosses the border of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale and is divided at a constituency and electoral ward level.[2]
Thornham | |
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St John the Evangelist Church, Thornham | |
Location within Greater Manchester | |
OS grid reference | SD910096 |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | OLDHAM |
Postcode district | OL2 |
Post town | ROCHDALE |
Postcode district | OL16 |
Dialling code | 0161 01706 |
Police | Greater Manchester |
Fire | Greater Manchester |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
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Historically part of Lancashire, Thornham was once a township within the parish of Middleton, encompassing the outlying hamlets of Slattocks, Stake Hill, Buersill Head and Tandle Hill, before being divided between Middleton, Royton, and Rochdale by the Local Government Act 1894.[3] Part of this area was known as Gravel Hole, because of large gravel pits, and is still referred to as such on some maps.