Country: | England |
Official Name: | Fairfield |
Coordinates: | 53.474°N -2.148°W |
Static Image Name: | Fairfield Moravian Settlement (40).JPG |
Static Image Caption: | Fairfield Moravian Church |
Metropolitan Borough: | Tameside |
Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
Region: | North West England |
Constituency Westminster: | Denton and Reddish |
Post Town: | MANCHESTER |
Postcode District: | M43 |
Postcode Area: | M |
Dial Code: | 0161 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ901975 |
Fairfield is a suburb near Droylsden in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is just south of the Ashton Canal on the A635 road. In the 19th century, it was described as "a seat of cotton manufacture". W. M. Christy and Sons established a mill that produced the first woven towels in England at Fairfield Mill.
Fairfield is the location of Fairfield High School for Girls, Fairfield railway station and a place of worship. The community has been home to members of the Moravian Church for many years after Fairfield Moravian Church and Moravian Settlement were established in 1783.
Notable people from Fairfield include the artist Arthur Hardwick Marsh (1842-1909), and the merchant banker and art collector, Robin Benson (1850–1929).[1]