Spotland

Human settlement in England

Rochdale

Metropolitan county

Greater Manchester

Region

North West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townROCHDALEPostcode districtOL12Dialling code01706PoliceGreater ManchesterFire Greater Manchester Ambulance North West

List of places: UK; England; Greater Manchester

53°37′05″N 2°10′23″W / 53.618133°N 2.173114°W / 53.618133; -2.173114

Spotland (/ˈspɒtlænd/ SPOT-land) is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805.^[1] It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium.

Historically a part of Lancashire, Spotland was formerly its own township within the ancient parish of Rochdale.

The name Spotland means "area around the Spodden", Spodden referring to the River Spodden, which itself means "spouting stream".

Spotland Primary School lies within the locality on Edmund Street.^[2]

References

^ "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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