OS grid reference SD835135 Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Metropolitan county Greater Manchester | Metropolitan borough Rochdale Country England Post town HEYWOOD Dialling code 01706 | |
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Birtle is a hamlet within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in the Cheesden Valley, set amongst the Pennines.
Map of Birtle, Bury, UK
Historically a part of Lancashire, Birtle is archaically referred to as Bircle or Birkle which means Birch Hill. Together with neighbouring Bamford, it formed the civil parish of Birtle-with-Bamford (also known as Birtle-cum-Bamford). It was in Middleton ecclesiastical parish and in Bury poor law Union. In 1933, Birtle-with-Bamford was dissolved with Birtle being amalgamated into the Municipal Borough of Heywood.
The local church is the Church of Saint John the Baptist, known locally as Bircle Church.
References
Birtle, Greater Manchester Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA