Tyldesley

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Tyldesley is a town in Greater Manchester, England, historically part of Lancashire and known for its industrial heritage, particularly in coal mining and textiles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tyldesley canonical 7
Tyldesley Urban District 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
category Former mining communities in England
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
Towns in Greater Manchester
ceremonialCounty Greater Manchester
country England
dialCode 01942
hasLocalGovernment Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
linked to: Wigan Council
hasNeighbouringSettlement Astley
Atherton
Boothstown
Leigh
Mosley Common
hasParliamentaryConstituency Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
historicalCounty Lancashire
historicalIndustry coal mining in the Lancashire Coalfield
cotton mills
industrialHeritage coal mining
cotton spinning
textile industry
weaving
locatedIn Greater Manchester
locatedInTimeZone Greenwich Mean Time
locatedOn edge of the Lancashire Coalfield
metropolitanBorough Wigan
observesDaylightSavingTime British Summer Time
OSGridReference SD705015
partOf Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
postcodeArea M
postcodeDistrict M29
region North West England
sovereignState United Kingdom
transport Guided busway services to Manchester

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) containsTown Tyldesley
subject linked to: Leigh
Wigan Council governs Tyldesley
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan replaced Tyldesley Urban District
linked to: Tyldesley
Astley near Tyldesley
Hundred of Salford contains Tyldesley