Rochdale

[roch-deyl]

noun

a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.

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Historical Examples of rochdale

Outside the mill Rochdale offered opportunities which he readily took.
Victorian Worthies
George Henry Blore
As he was so often absent, the business at Rochdale had to be entrusted to his brother.
Victorian Worthies
George Henry Blore
Tom is a schoolmaster in Rochdale, and he and Will help to support their mother.
Lizzie Leigh
Elizabeth Gaskell
Not far from Rochdale is a spot named "Kildanes," near Bamford.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire
Charles Hardwick
The Manchester, Rochdale, and Burnley sites are too far from the seashore.
On Some Ancient Battle-Fields in Lancashire
Charles Hardwick

British Dictionary definitions for rochdale

Rochdale

noun

a town in NW England, in Rochdale unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former centre of the textile industry. Pop: 95 769 (2001)

a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 159 sq km (61 sq miles)

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