Bamford, Greater Manchester

Bamford is an affluent suburban area within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.

Bamford
Bamford
Location within Greater Manchester
Population9,693 (2011)
OS grid referenceSD858144
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHDALE
Postcode districtOL11
Dialling code01706
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Together with neighbouring Birtle, it formed the civil parish of Birtle-with-Bamford (also known as Birtle-cum-Bamford). It was in Middleton ecclesiastical parish and in Bury poor law Union. In 1933, Birtle-with-Bamford was dissolved with Bamford being amalgamated into the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in 1974.

The Bamford ward lies in the Heywood and Middleton constituency represented in the Houses of Parliament. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 9,693.[1]

References

  1. "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 January 2015.


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