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|title=Soccer star parents in robbery terror - News - Middleton Guardian |publisher=[[Middleton Guardian]] |accessdate=2009-03-16}}</ref> and [[Bernard Manning]] lived in the area for more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite web | title= Manning was no racist, says Asian neighbour | url= http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/229/229637_manning_was_no_racist_says_asian_neighbour.html | publisher= Middleton Guardian | accessdate= 2007-08-27}}</ref> |
|title=Soccer star parents in robbery terror - News - Middleton Guardian |publisher=[[Middleton Guardian]] |accessdate=2009-03-16}}</ref> and [[Bernard Manning]] lived in the area for more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite web | title= Manning was no racist, says Asian neighbour | url= http://www.middletonguardian.co.uk/news/s/229/229637_manning_was_no_racist_says_asian_neighbour.html | publisher= Middleton Guardian | accessdate= 2007-08-27}}</ref> |
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[[Manchester City]] footballer [[Nedum Onuoha]] and youth team coach [[Brian Kidd]] are current residents. |
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Alkrington Garden Village
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|---|---|
 Alkrington Hall | |
| OS grid reference | SD875045 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M24 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Alkrington Garden Village, more commonly known as Alkrington,[1] is a suburb of Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.[2]
Historically a part of Lancashire, during the Middle Ages, Alkrington was a township in the parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham, and hundred of Salford.[2][3] Once rolling farmland, it was in 1886 when Alkrington was added to the Municipal Borough of Middleton,[2] and developed into a premium residential area.[1]
Alkrington is the site of Alkrington Hall and its accompanying woodland.[1]
Notable people
Comedian Steve Coogan was born and raised in Alkrington,[4] and Bernard Manning lived in the area for more than 20 years.[5]
Manchester City footballer Nedum Onuoha and youth team coach Brian Kidd are current residents.
References
- ^ a b c "Alkrington". Middleton Guardian. 2005-05-23. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "A select gazetteer of local government areas, Greater Manchester County". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ Brownbill, J (1911). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Victoria County History. pp. 82–85. ISBN 978-0-7129-1055-2.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Soccer star parents in robbery terror - News - Middleton Guardian". Middleton Guardian. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "Manning was no racist, says Asian neighbour". Middleton Guardian. Retrieved 2007-08-27.