Woodhouses Explained

Official Name:Woodhouses
Country:England
Region:North West England
Coordinates:53.5032°N -2.1377°W
Hide Services:Yes
Population:1094
Population Ref:(2021 census)
Area Total Km2:0.2521
Static Image:Woodhouses - Ashton Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1398794.jpg
Static Image Caption:Ashton Lane

Woodhouses is a village near Failsworth, in the Oldham district of Greater Manchester (which was part of Lancashire until 1974), England. It is about 5miles miles from Manchester city centre. In 2021 it had a population of 1094.[1] Woodhouses Conservation Area includes most of the village and was designated in 1975.[2]

Amenities

Woodhouses has a church called Woodhouses Mission Church,[3] a school called Woodhouses Voluntary Controlled Primary,[4] 3 pubs and a golf club.[5]

History

The name "Woodhouses" probably means 'an enclosure surrounded by woods'.[2] Woodhouses was formerly in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne.[6] On 31 December 1894 Woodhouses became a civil parish in its own right[7] with a population of 677 in 1951.[8] On 1 April 1954 the parish was abolished and merged with Failsworth and Oldham.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Woodhouses. City Population De. 22 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Historic Environment Assessment for Places for Everyone: Oldham Allocations June 2021. Greater Manchester Combined Authority. 22 May 2023.
  3. Web site: Woodhouses Mission Church. A Church Near You. 22 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Home. Woodhouses Voluntary Controlled Primary. 22 May 2023.
  5. News: The leafy Greater Manchester village with three pubs, golf club and stunning views... but residents all say one thing. Sophie. Halle-Richards. Manchester Evening News. 29 October 2022.
  6. Web site: History of Woodhouses, in Oldham and Lancashire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 22 May 2023.
  7. Web site: Relationships and changes Woodhouses CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 22 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Population statistics Woodhouses CP through time . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322151040/https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10385519/cube/TOT_POP . 2023-03-22 . 22 May 2023 . A Vision of Britain through Time.
  9. Web site: Ashton Registration District. UKBMD. 22 May 2023.

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