Rochdale

[roch-deyl]

noun

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

Rochdale

/ ˈrɒtʃˌdeɪl /

noun

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

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

Example Sentences

Savage has not scrutinised Hinshelwood's team too closely because he believes Rovers have concentrated too much on their opponents amid a run of two draws and a 1-0 defeat at home by Rochdale on October 4.

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In April 1995, her body was found in the Rochdale Canal, about a mile from the town, weighted down with a stone.

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In March 2024 he became the WPB's first MP, after winning a by-election in Rochdale, before losing it in that year's general election.

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A victim of the Rochdale child grooming gangs killed herself after years of torment over the scandal, a coroner has ruled.

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Unite said members working for Stagecoach, Metroline and First Bus Rochdale had voted to take the action over the weekend of 19-22 September.

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