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{{Other uses|Balderstone (disambiguation){{!}}Balderstone}}
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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.
'''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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==Religion==
==Religion==
St Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an [[Church of England|Anglican]] church.<ref>[http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/sites/saint-mary-church Saint Mary Church, Balderstone]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.southrochdaleteam.co.uk/ The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King]. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref>
St Mary's Church on Oldham Road is an [[Church of England|Anglican]] church.<ref>[http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/sites/saint-mary-church Saint Mary Church, Balderstone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908033045/http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/sites/saint-mary-church |date=2010-09-08 }}. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.southrochdaleteam.co.uk/ The South Rochdale Team Ministry of Christ the King]{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved 1 August 2010.</ref>


==Notable people==
==Notable person==
[[John Ellis (executioner)|John Ellis]] (1874–1932) was born in Balderstone and became one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[executioner]]s. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fielding |first=Steve |title=The Executioner's Bible |publisher=John Blake Publishing |location=London |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-84454-422-6 |pages=61–91}}</ref>
[[John Ellis (executioner)|John Ellis]] was born in Balderstone and became one of the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[executioner]]s. He hanged, or assisted in hanging, over 200 people between 1901 and 1924.<ref>{{cite book |last=Fielding |first=Steve |title=The Executioner's Bible |publisher=John Blake Publishing |location=London |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-84454-422-6 |pages=61–91}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Areas of Rochdale}}


[[Category:Areas of Rochdale Borough]]
[[Category:Areas of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale]]




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Location within Greater Manchester
Population10,422 (2011 CensusWard=Balderstone and Kirkholt)
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROCHDALE
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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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See also: List of schools in Rochdale
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.



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