Langley, Greater Manchester Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.5552°N -2.2031°W
Official Name:Langley
Metropolitan Borough:Rochdale
Metropolitan County:Greater Manchester
Region:North West England
Post Town:MANCHESTER
Postcode District:M24
Postcode Area:M
Dial Code:0161
Os Grid Reference:SD865065
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Static Image Caption:High-rise accommodation in Langley. The flats pictured here have since been demolished.

Langley is an suburb near Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, 4.4miles southwest of Rochdale and 5.5miles northeast of Manchester city centre.

Langley is an overspill estate, created in the 1950s for Manchester City Council.[1] Families moved into the new housing from the slum clearance areas of Manchester, the eventual population of about 25,000 doubling that of Middleton.[1]

All the street names are adopted from different areas of the Lake District.

In 1990, Langley estate was the focus of a satanic panic[2] and in 2006 twelve of the now-adult victims sued Rochdale Council for compensation.

The Ken Loach film Raining Stones was filmed in and around Langley in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spotlight on Middleton. 2006-06-11. 2007-11-15. manchesteronline.co.uk.
  2. News: Lost years of 'satanic panic' children . BBC News . 2006-01-11.