Ли́ттлборо: Тарихы мен географиясы

Town in Rochdale, England

Littleborough ('/l//ɪ//t//əl//b//ər//ə/ LITəlbərə) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper Roch Valley by the foothills of the South Pennines, 3 mile (5 km) northeast of Rochdale and 13 mile (21 km) northeast of Manchester; Milnrow and the M62 motorway are to the south, and the rural uplands of Blackstone Edge to the east. According to the 2001 census, Littleborough, and its suburbs of Calderbrook, Shore and Smithy Bridge, had a population of 13,807. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Littleborough and its surroundings have provided evidence of Neolithic, Celtic, Roman and Anglo Saxon activity in the area. It was focused upon the junction of two ancient routes over the Pennines — one of which may have been a Roman road

Evidence of human activity in the area, dating to at least the Neolithic period, exists in the form of ancient flint tool and arrowhead discoveries. Following the end of Roman rule in Britain, the remaining population came under the influence of the Anglo Saxons. Littleborough's first local authority was a local board of health established in 1870; Littlborough Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation for parts of the then townships of Blatchinworth and Calderbrook, of Wuerdle and Wardle and of Butterworth, with the local board's territory being expanded into further parts of these townships in 1879. The Littleborough Neighbourhood Forum is now forming as a result of the Localism Act 2011.

At (53.644°, −2.098°), and 170 mile (274 km) north northwest of central London, Littleborough stands roughly 623 feet (190 m) above sea level, on the western slopes of the Pennines, 13 mile (21 km) north northeast of Manchester city centre, in the valley of the River Roch. Blackstone Edge and West Yorkshire are to the east; Rochdale and Milnrow are to the southwest and south. In Littleborough are the localities and suburbs of Calderbrook, Chelburn, Durn, Featherstall, Gale, Hollinworth, Laneside, Rake, Shore, Sladen, Smithy Bridge, Stansfield, Summit and Whitelees.

Littleborough is served by the town's two railway stations, Littleborough itself and at Smithy Bridge. The town is situated on the A58 between Rochdale and Halifax and is the starting point of the A6033 which runs northwards up to Todmorden. The town is also well provided with buses which connect all districts in the Rochdale area and into the Pennine towns as far as Halifax.

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North West and ITV Granada. Television signals are received from the Winter Hill and local relay TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Manchester, Heart North West, Smooth North West, Hits Radio Manchester, Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West, XS Manchester, Capital Manchester and Lancashire and Rochdale Valley, a community based radio station. The town is served by the local newspaper Rochdale Observer including regional newspapers Manchester Evening News and North West Enquirer.