Rochdale

American  

[roch-deyl] / ˈrɒtʃˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.

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Rochdale British  

/ ˈrɒtʃˌdeɪl /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Rochdale unitary authority, Greater Manchester: former centre of the textile industry. Pop: 95 769 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 206 600 (2003 est). Area: 159 sq km (61 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Lucy Smith-Butler, from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

After making more than 30 senior appearances for Rochdale, he ended up in the under-23 set-up at Wolves.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Arian Abbasi, 36, a pilot from Harrow in Greater London, has been named as one of two victims of the small aircraft crash in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Tahir Rashid, 54, and Mohammed Saleem, 46, both from Rochdale; Iftaq Hussain, 45, of Shawforth; and Sucklane Shah, 46, of no fixed abode, all deny rape.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Thus we find on a working-class circuit like Oldham, Rochdale, etc., there will be over six hundred orders made, whereas in Whitechapel only two orders are made in the same year.

From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott