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Thornham Fold Manchester Map

Traditional county: Manchester · District / Borough: Rochdale · Region: North West

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Place	Thornham Fold
Traditional County	Manchester
District / Borough	Rochdale
Region	North West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	53.578305
Longitude	-2.155311
Place Type	Other Settlement

About Thornham Fold

Thornham Fold emerges from the rugged northern landscape as a quiet collection of stone dwellings that have long held their ground against the persistent grey rains of the Rochdale district. It lies 1.6 miles west-north-west of Royton (from Royton: bearing 303°T, OS grid SD 898 090), and is situated east-south-east of Trub village. The light here often catches the grit-stone masonry, turning the dull facades into a muted, pale gold that momentarily softens the industrial severity of the North West. To the south-east, the elevation of Tandle Hill rises like a dark, watchful sentry over the lower pastures, shaping the horizon with its heavy, melancholic curve. Thornham Fold occupies a portion of the Rochdale Canal SSSI, where the water channels carry a stillness that mirrors the surrounding, unyielding terrain. The local architecture speaks of a time when the labour of the loom dictated the daily pulse of life, leaving behind sturdy foundations that refuse to surrender to the encroaching modern sprawl. Even in the dampest afternoons, there is a singular, honest clarity to the air that suggests a place defined more by its endurance than by any singular grand event.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rochdale Canal Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 26 ha
Tandle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.3 mi, 131° SE
Oozewood Clough (Valley) — 0.7 mi, 108° ESE
Higher Stake Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 193° SSW
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 330° NNW
Trub Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 318° NW
Dogford Park (Park) — 1.3 mi, 110° ESE
Whit Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 223° SW
March Barn Bridge, Rochdale Canal (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 331° NNW
The Spinners (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 154° SSE
Royton Park (Park) — 1.6 mi, 116° ESE
Lancaster Park & Animal Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.8 mi, 197° SSW
Chadderton Cemetery (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 171° S · 11 ha
The Nowster (Empty Pub) (Historic Ruins) — 2.2 mi, 210° SSW
Shahid Minar (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 154° SSE
Lancashire Dialect Poets Monument (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 354° N
Playhouse 2 (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 093° E
Ellenroad Ring Mill (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 053° NE
Ellenroad Steam Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 051° NE
Touchstones (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 354° N
Reel Cinema Rochdale (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 360° N
Rochdale Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 357° N
Asker Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 230° SW
ODEON Oldham (Cinema) — 3.1 mi, 144° SE
Frank's Dam (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 230° SW
St. Thomas Church, Werneth (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 156° SSE
Crompton Waterfall (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 077° ENE
St Paul's Church, Oldham (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 152° SSE
Lowside Brickworks Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 138° SE · 1 ha
Alconbury Flashes (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 227° SW

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