Bamford, Greater Manchester Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.6262°N -2.214°W
Official Name:Bamford
Population:9,693
Population Ref:(2011)
Metropolitan Borough:Rochdale
Region:North West England
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Constituency Westminster:Heywood and Middleton
Post Town:ROCHDALE
Postcode District:OL11
Postcode Area:OL
Dial Code:01706
Os Grid Reference:SD858144

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rochdale Ward population 2011. 6 January 2015.