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Rochdale (rŏch`dāl), city (1991 pop. 97,282) and metropolitan district, NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Roch River. The city's chief industry is the spinning and weaving of cotton and woolen yarns. Rayon, rubber, leather, and electrical equipment are also produced. The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, one of the first consumers' cooperatives, founded in 1844 in Rochdale, England, by 28 Lancashire weavers. Influenced by the theories of Robert Owen , they opened a grocery store that was so successful that they were able to ..... Click the link for more information. was founded in 1844. There is a memorial to John Bright Bright, John, 1811–89, British statesman and orator. He was the son of a Quaker cotton manufacturer in Lancashire. A founder (1839) of the Anti-Corn Law League, he rose to prominence on the strength of his formidable oratory against the corn laws . ..... Click the link for more information. , who was born in Rochdale. The parish church of St. Chad dates from the 14th cent. Rochdale 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) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Trevelyan underlined this aspect, observing that at One Ash, Bright's Rochdale home, there was "no aping the wealthier classes, even when in later years he became well off . I wouldn't look for it to impact the bottom line very much at all," said Mark Morgan, an analyst with New York-based Rochdale Securities. William Kelly, 43, of Rochdale, England, couldn't get professional, treatment for his aching tooth. |
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