Glodwick 540044 224996034 2008-07-11T11:07:22Z Jza84 4751314 sp. {{infobox UK place| |country = England |latitude= 53.53712 |longitude= -2.08446 |official_name= Glodwick |population= |metropolitan_borough= [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham|Oldham]] |metropolitan_county= [[Greater Manchester]] |region= North West England |constituency_westminster= [[Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham East and Saddleworth]] |constituency_westminster1= [[Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)|Oldham West and Royton]] |post_town= OLDHAM |postcode_district = OL1-OL2, OL4 |postcode_area= OL |dial_code= 0161 |os_grid_reference= SD944045 |static_image=[[Image:Glodwick.jpg|240px]] |static_image_caption=<small>Glodwick, with the [[Pennines]] in the background</small> }} '''Glodwick''' (pronounced ''Glod-ick'') is an area of [[Oldham]], in [[Greater Manchester]], [[England]]. It is immediately south of Oldham Town Centre. Glodwick is a multi-ethnic residential area in the south of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Oldham]], home particularly to a large community of people of [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] heritage. There is also a considerable but much smaller community of people of [[Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]] and [[African]] heritage. Glodwick is marked architecturally by Oldham's history with the [[Industrial Revolution]], particularly [[Spinning (textiles)|cotton spinning]]. Much of Glodwick's housing remain as red-brick terraces, built originally as dwellings for Oldham's many [[cotton mill]] workers. ==History== {{Main|History of Oldham}} Lying within the [[Historic counties of England|historic county boundaries]] of [[Lancashire]] [[History of Lancashire|since the early 12th century]], Glodwick, one of the oldest parts of Oldham, was recorded in 1212 as being one of five parts of the [[thegn]]age estate of Kaskenmoor, which was held on behalf of [[John of England|King John]] by [[Roger de Montbegon]] and William de Nevill.<ref name="Oldham 100">{{cite book|title=A Centenary History of Oldham|date=1949|publisher=[[County Borough of Oldham|Oldham County Borough Council]]|first=Hartley|last=Bateson|isbn=5-00-095162-X}}</ref><ref name="County of Lanc">{{cite book |last=Brownbill|first=J|coauthors=William Farrer|title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5|publisher=Victoria County History|date=1911|pages=92–108|isbn=978-0712910552}}</ref> The other parts of this estate were [[Shaw and Crompton|Crompton]], [[Oldham]], [[Sholver]], and [[Werneth, Greater Manchester|Werneth]].<ref name="Ballard">{{cite book | last=Ballard |first=Elsie |title=A Chronicle of Crompton |publisher=Burnage Press Limited| location= [[Royton]] |date= 1986 |origyear=1967 |isbn= 5-00-096678-3 |edition= 2nd }}</ref> Glodwick later formed part of the [[township (England)|township]] of Oldham within the ancient ecclesiastical parish of [[Prestwich-cum-Oldham]], in the [[Salford (hundred)|hundred of Salford]].<ref name= "County of Lanc"/> [[William Joyce]], [[fascist]] politician and Nazi propagandist was a short-term resident of Glodwick.<ref>[http://www.oldhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/509590_oldham_drinkers_were_hanging_on_alberts_every_word Oldham drinkers were hanging on Albert’s every word - News - Oldham Advertiser<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Riots=== {{main|Oldham Riots}} In May 2001, Glodwick was the centre of controversy as it was at the heart of the ''[[Oldham Riots]]'' - large scale rioting said to be fuelled by long-term under-lying racial-tensions between local [[White people|white]] and [[South Asian]] communities. The rioting gained international media coverage, and was said to be the worst [[race riot|racially-motivated riots]] in the [[United Kingdom]] for fifteen years prior, briefly eclipsing the sectarian violence seen in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>[http://www.oldhamir.org.uk/OIR%20Report.pdf "The Ritchie Report"] Oldhamir.org.uk, December 11, 2001, URL accessed June 13, 2006</ref> It has been asserted by both locals and the media that Glodwick is a "no-go area" for White people due to certain sects of the local South Asian population being hostile towards them. However, this remains a myth of preference.<ref>[http://www.irr.org.uk/2001/august/ak000001.html "The summer of rebellion: special report"], Independent Race and Refugee News Network, August 1, 2001, URL accessed December 26, 2006</ref> ==Landmarks== [[Image:Glodwick, St Marks.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The Church of St Mark]] One of Glodwick's best known features is [[Alexandra Park, Oldham|Alexandra Park]]. Another prominent and well used buildings is Glodwick Pool (formerly Glodwick Baths) - a purpose built structure administered by Oldham Community Leisure. Greengate Street Mosque is one Oldham's largest mosque.{{Fact|date=February 2008}} The church of St Mark stands on the hill above Oldham at Glodwick. It is the parish church for the area. ===Lowside Brickworks=== Close to Glodwick is a disused quarry which has been designated as a [[Site of special scientific interest]] (SSSI) known as Lowside Brickworks. The site is only 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) but has considerable geological interest. It has yielded [[bivalves]] from the [[Carboniferous]] showing how they interacted with the sediment, which also helps understanding of their [[Morphology (biology)|morphological variation]]. Lowside Brickworks is one of 21 [[List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater Manchester|SSSIs in the Greater Manchester area]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Lowside Brickworks citation sheet| work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000782.pdf | accessdate=2006-11-17}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | title=Map of Lowside Brickworks| work=Nature on the Map | url=http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=1000782,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL | accessdate=2006-11-17}}</ref> ==Transport== There are a few bus services that serve the Glodwick area. [[First Manchester]]'s frequent 425 service runs through Glodwick to Holts Estate via Abbeyhills and to Fitton Hill via Oldham. First Manchester's 408 service runs an hourly service to Stalybridge via Abbeyhills and Buckstones via Oldham, Royton and Shaw. Bluebird's 410 and 411 services provide a circular service around various parts of east Oldham running along Waterloo Street in Glodwick. During evenings and Sundays, that part of the journey is served by First's 149 service running to Holts Estate via Alt and to Manchester via Oldham, Moston and Cheetham Hill. The nearest train station is [[Oldham Mumps railway station|Oldham Mumps]], providing links to Manchester and Rochdale. ==References== <references/> {{Areas of Oldham}} [[Category:Geography of Oldham]] [[Category:Districts of Greater Manchester]] [[nl:Glodwick]]