Definitions for Rochdale
ˈrɒtʃˌdeɪlrochdale

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1. Rochdalenoun

   A metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England

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1. Rochdale

   Rochdale is a large market town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the foothills of the South Pennines on the River Roch, 5.3 miles north-northwest of Oldham, and 9.8 miles north-northeast of the city of Manchester. Rochdale is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, population 206,500. Rochdale is the largest settlement and administrative centre, with a total population of 95,796. Historically a part of Lancashire, Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 under Recedham Manor. The ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the hundred of Salford and one of the largest ecclesiastical parishes in England comprising several townships. By 1251, Rochdale had become important enough to have been granted a Royal charter. Subsequently, Rochdale flourished into a centre of northern England's woollen trade, and by the early 18th century was described as being "remarkable for many wealthy merchants". Rochdale rose to prominence during the 19th century as a major mill town and centre for textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution. It was a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution, and amongst the first ever industrialised towns. The Rochdale Canal—one of the major navigable broad canals of the United Kingdom—was a highway of commerce during this time used for the haulage of cotton, wool, coal to and from the area. The socioeconomic change brought by the success of Rochdale's textile industry in the 19th century led to its rise to borough status and it remained a dominant settlement in its region. However, during the 20th century Rochdale's spinning capacity declined towards an eventual halt.

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1. Rochdale

   a flourishing town and cotton centre in Lancashire, prettily situated on the Roche, 11 m. NE. Of Manchester; its woollen and cotton trade (flannels and calicoes) dates back to Elizabeth's time; has an interesting 12th century parish church.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rochdale in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rochdale in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Rochdale in a Sentence

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   The smaller centers are recovering faster than larger [ ones ], if you zoom in on Manchester, local centres like Bury, Rochdale, Bolton, [... ] what we find is that those places are doing better than Manchester city center itself.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rochdale
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Rochdale
3. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Rochdale