Birtle

Birtle is an affluent hamlet Historically in the parish of Bury, Lancashire, now within the , in , England.
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Photo: michael ely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Birtle, Greater Manchester”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St John the Baptist, Bircle, Rochdale and Fairfield General Hospital.

Church
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hospital
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a in , . It is managed by the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Reservoir
Photo: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an upland water supply reservoir amongst the in , , close to the A680 road between and . is situated 1½ miles north of Birtle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heywood and Norden.

Town
Photo: The Real Galatas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the , , England, on the south bank of the , 2 miles east of , 4 miles southwest of , and 8 miles north of . lies to the south, whilst to the north is the Cheesden Valley, open moorland, and the . is situated 2 miles southeast of Birtle.

Village
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is a village within the , Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of until the local government reorganisation of 1974, it lies on the western outskirts of and had a population of 9,733 according to the 2021 census. is situated 2 miles northeast of Birtle.

Photo: jolmartyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and borough in , in the North West of England, ten miles north of central Manchester. is a former mill town known for manufacturing textiles.

Birtle

Latitude
53.61529° or 53° 36′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.25416° or 2° 15′ 15″ west
Open location code
9C5VJP8W+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 30028073
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q4917113
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Birtle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Birtle, Greater Manchester”
  • French: “Birtle”
  • Irish: “Birtle”
  • Polish: “Birtle (Greater Manchester)”
  • Polish: “Birtle”
  • Welsh: “Birtle, Manceinion Fwyaf”
  • Welsh: “Birtle”

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