Tyldesley

For other uses, see Tyldesley (disambiguation).

Tyldesley
Marklands Buildings and Elliott Street
Tyldesley is located in Greater Manchester
Tyldesley
Tyldesley
Location within Greater Manchester
Population16,142  (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD690023
• London170 mi (274 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMANCHESTER
Postcode districtM29
Dialling code01942
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°31′00″N 2°28′00″W / 53.5166°N 2.4667°W / 53.5166; -2.4667

Tyldesley (/ˈtɪlzliː/) is a market town in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.[2] Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, 8 miles (12.9 km) southeast of Wigan and 9 miles (14.5 km) northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Tyldesley built-up area subdivision, excluding Shakerley, had a population of 16,142.[1]

The remains of a Roman road passing through the township on its ancient course between Coccium (Wigan) and Mamucium (Manchester) were evident during the 19th century.[3] Following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Tyldesley was part of the manor of Warrington, until the Norman Conquest of England, when the settlement constituted a township called Tyldesley-with-Shakerley in the ancient parish of Leigh.[4]

The factory system and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution triggered population growth and urbanisation, and by the early 20th century it was said that the mill town was "eminently characteristic of an industrial district whose natural features have been almost entirely swept away to give place to factories, iron foundries, and collieries".[5] After industrial activity declined in the late 20th century, land reclamation and post-war residential developments have altered the landscape and encouraged economic activity along Elliott Street.[3]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Tyldesley Built-up area subdivision (1119884380)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 3 June 2010
  3. ^ a b Tyldesley, archived from the original on 29 September 2011, retrieved 20 May 2015
  4. ^ Tyldesley with Shakerley Township Boundaries, genuki.org.uk, retrieved 9 August 2009
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference vch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).