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'''Balderstone''' is a district and an [[wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of the wider [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale]] in the county of [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadSByASelectScotNI.do?a=3&c=balderstone&d=14&i=1001x1002&m=0&r=1&s=1280703817437&enc=1&areaId=5941606&OAAreaId=352906 Area: Balderstone (Ward)]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref> According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699. As at the 2011 census the ward was called Balderstone and Kirkholt with a population of 10,422.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689246&c=balderstone+and+kirkholt&d=14&e=62&g=6344074&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1452095170297&enc=1|title=Rochdale Ward population 2011|accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref>
'''Balderstone''' is a district and an [[wards of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of the wider [[Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale]] in the county of [[Greater Manchester]], England.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadSByASelectScotNI.do?a=3&c=balderstone&d=14&i=1001x1002&m=0&r=1&s=1280703817437&enc=1&areaId=5941606&OAAreaId=352906 Area: Balderstone (Ward)]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref> According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699. As at the 2011 census the ward was called Balderstone and Kirkholt with a population of 10,422.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689246&c=balderstone+and+kirkholt&d=14&e=62&g=6344074&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1452095170297&enc=1|title=Rochdale Ward population 2011|accessdate=6 January 2016}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==

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Balderstone
St Mary's church
Balderstone is located in Greater Manchester
Balderstone
Balderstone
Location within Greater Manchester
Population10,422 (2011 CensusWard=Balderstone and Kirkholt)
OS grid referenceSD9051
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHDALE
Postcode districtOL11
Dialling code01706
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°36′00″N 2°08′42″W / 53.5999°N 2.1450°W / 53.5999; -2.1450

Balderstone is a district and an electoral ward of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in the county of Greater Manchester, England.[1] According to the 2001 census the ward had a population of 9,699. As at the 2011 census the ward was called Balderstone and Kirkholt with a population of 10,422.[2]

Education

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School Description Ofsted Website
St Mary's C.E. Primary School, Balderstone Primary school 105804 website
Balderstone Technology College Secondary school 105836

Religion

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St Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an Anglican church.[3] It is one of three churches in the South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King; the other two are St Luke's Church, Deeplish and St Peter's Church, Newbold.[4]

Notable person

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John Ellis was born in Balderstone and became one of the United Kingdom's executioners. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Area: Balderstone (Ward). Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Rochdale Ward population 2011". Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ^ Saint Mary Church, Balderstone Archived 2010-09-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. ^ The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King[permanent dead link]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  5. ^ Fielding, Steve (2007). The Executioner's Bible. London: John Blake Publishing. pp. 61–91. ISBN 978-1-84454-422-6.