Balderstone, Greater Manchester

For other uses, see Balderstone.

Balderstone is a district and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in the county of Greater Manchester, England.^[1] According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699. As at the 2011 census the ward was called Balderstone and Kirkholt with a population of 10,422.^[2]

Balderstone
St Mary's church
Balderstone Location within Greater Manchester
Population	10,422 (2011 CensusWard=Balderstone and Kirkholt)
OS grid reference	SD9051
Metropolitan borough	Rochdale
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROCHDALE
Postcode district	OL11
Dialling code	01706
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Rochdale
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53.5999°N 2.1450°W / 53.5999; -2.1450

Education

See also: List of schools in Rochdale

School	Description	Ofsted	Website
St Mary's C.E. Primary School, Balderstone	Primary school	105804	website
Balderstone Technology College	Secondary school	105836

Religion

St Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an Anglican church.^[3] It is one of three churches in the South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King; the other two are St Luke's Church, Deeplish and St Peter's Church, Newbold.^[4]

Notable person

John Ellis was born in Balderstone and became one of the United Kingdom's executioners. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.^[5]

References

1. Area: Balderstone (Ward). Retrieved 1 August 2010.
2. "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
3. Saint Mary Church, Balderstone Archived 2010-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
4. The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King^{[permanent dead link]}. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
5. Fielding, Steve (2007). The Executioner's Bible. London: John Blake Publishing. pp. 61–91. ISBN 978-1-84454-422-6.