Tyldesley

Tyldesley
Marklands Buildings and Elliott Street
Tyldesley Location within Greater Manchester
Population	16,142  (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SD690023
• London	170 mi (274 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	Wigan
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M29
Dialling code	01942
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Leigh
List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°31′00″N 2°28′00″W / 53.5166°N 2.4667°W / 53.5166; -2.4667

Tyldesley (/ˈtɪlzliː/) is a market town in Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.^[2] Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it is north of Chat Moss near the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, eight miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Wigan and nine miles (14 kilometres) northwest of Manchester. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, the Tyldesley built-up area subdivision, excluding Shakerley, had a population of 16,142.^[1]

The remains of a Roman road passing through the township on its ancient course between Coccium (Wigan) and Mamucium (Manchester) were evident during the 19th century.^[3] Following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Tyldesley was part of the manor of Warrington, until the Norman Conquest of England, when the settlement constituted a township called Tyldesley-with-Shakerley in the ancient parish of Leigh.^[4]

The factory system and textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution triggered population growth and urbanisation, and by the early 20th century it was said that the mill town was "eminently characteristic of an industrial district whose natural features have been almost entirely swept away to give place to factories, iron foundries, and collieries".^[5] After industrial activity declined in the late 20th century, land reclamation and post-war residential developments have altered the landscape and encouraged economic activity along Elliott Street.^[3]