Birtle, Greater Manchester

Birtle is a hamlet within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England.[1] It lies in the Cheesden Valley, set amongst the Pennines.

This article is about the hamlet. For the historic parish it is part of, see Bircle.

Birtle

The Pack Horse Inn public house, Birtle
Birtle
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD835135
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEYWOOD
Postcode districtOL10
Dialling code01706
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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.[1]

The local church is the Church of Saint John the Baptist, known locally as Bircle Church.

References
  1. Greater Manchester Gazetteer, Greater Manchester County Record Office, Places names - B, archived from the original on 18 July 2011, retrieved 17 June 2008



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