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Rochdale

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Rochdale'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/rochdale.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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